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001 2011044593
003 DLC
005 20111026114713.0
008 111026s2012 inu b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2011044593
020 $a9780253356963 (cl : alk. paper)
020 $a9780253005588 (ebook)
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050 00 $aHE203$b.W45 2012
082 00 $a388.0973/09034$223
100 1 $aWhite, John H.,$d1933-
245 10 $aWet britches and muddy boots :$ba history of travel in Victorian America /$cJohn H. White, Jr.
260 $aBloomington :$bIndiana University Press,$c2012.
263 $a1206
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aRailroads past and present
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aTransportation for hire: from human burden to taxis -- Down that long and dusty road : stagecoach travel in America -- The omnibus : travel for all citizens -- Streetcars : that most democratic conveyance -- Ferryboats : crossing the rivers and bays -- Canals : the low and slow way to go -- River steamers : white swans on the inland rivers -- Lake steamers : on the inland sea -- Coastal and sound steamers : close to shore -- Ocean sail : at the mercy of the wind -- Ocean steam : the triumph of technology -- Emigrant travel : a nation of nations -- Passenger trains : coach class -- Passenger trains : first class -- Appendix : Travel words and tales.
650 0 $aTravel$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aTransportation$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.