Brazilian Railway Culture examines the cultural relationship Brazil has had Other its railways since tracks were first laid by British, American and French engineers in the nineteenth century. 'Railway' and 'Brazil' are words not often found in the same sentence. Yet each year over seven hundred...

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Maps and Figures -- Introduction -- Part I -- Chapter 1 - A Slow Beginning, 1879-1895 -- Chapter 2 - The Development of the Western Line, 1895-1912 -- Governor Maxwell and the...