TY  - BOOK
AU  - White,John H.
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - Wet britches and muddy boots: a history of travel in Victorian America 
T2  - Railroads past and present
SN  - 9780253005588
AV  - HE203 .W45 2012
U1  - 388.0973/09034 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Bloomington
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Transportation
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Travel
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780253005588/
ER  -