An edition of Wet britches and muddy boots
(2012)
Wet britches and muddy boots
a history of travel in Victorian America
by John H. White
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Wet britches and muddy boots: a history of travel in Victorian America
2012, Indiana University Press
in English
0253356962 9780253356963
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Table of Contents
Transportation 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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