Smith, F. Lewis (Author)
Deeds Publishing
Publication date: 2017
Language: English
Physical Details: xvi, 185 pp., illustrations
In his early twenties Edgar Thomson moved from Philadelphia to Georgia to become the Chief Engineer of the newly-formed Georgia Rail Road. Thomson was in complete control of the building of the railroad from Augusta to Terminus, soon to be Atlanta. Ninety-five percent of this book is fact, with the other five percent added to connect the dots. Thomson could have amassed a fortune to match his famous cronies, but he was not a greedy man; he was quiet, gentle, and humble. Few people in Georgia know Thomson's story. Here is the Georgia Rail Road and the Edgar Thomson story from 1833 through 1845. (Amazon)
...MoreReview Robert H. Hanson (Spring-Summer 2018) Review of "J. Edgar Thompson: The Georgia Rail Road Years, 1833-1845". Railroad History (pp. 108-2).
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