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 -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Metropolitan Boston's Layers of Development -- 2 Prelude to Suburbia: Traditional Village Centers and Proto-Suburbs (1800-1860) -- 3 Country Retreats (1820-1920) -- 4 Railroad Suburbs (1840-1920) -- 5 Streetcar Suburbs (1870-1930) -- 6...