Wet britches and muddy boots
White, John H., 1933-
Wet britches and muddy boots a history of travel in Victorian America / [electronic resource] : John H. White, Jr. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (544 p.) - Railroads past and present . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references 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
Transportation--History--United States--19th century.
Travel--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
HE203 / .W45 2012
388.0973/09034
Wet britches and muddy boots a history of travel in Victorian America / [electronic resource] : John H. White, Jr. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (544 p.) - Railroads past and present . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references 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
Transportation--History--United States--19th century.
Travel--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
HE203 / .W45 2012
388.0973/09034