Wet britches and muddy boots a history of travel in Victorian America /
White, John H., 1933-
Wet britches and muddy boots a history of travel in Victorian America / John H. White, Jr. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 512 pages): illustrations, maps - Railroads past and present .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780253005588
Travel--History--19th century.
Transportation--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic Books.
HE203 / .W483 2012
Wet britches and muddy boots a history of travel in Victorian America / John H. White, Jr. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 512 pages): illustrations, maps - Railroads past and present .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780253005588
Travel--History--19th century.
Transportation--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic Books.
HE203 / .W483 2012