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Wet britches and muddy boots a history of travel in Victorian America / John H. White, Jr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, (c)2012.Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 512 pages): illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780253005588
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HE203 .W483 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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 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.

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