Wet britches and muddy boots [electronic resource] : a history of travel in Victorian America / John H. White, Jr.
Material type: TextSeries: Railroads past and present | UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (544 p.)ISBN:- 9780253005588
- 388.0973/09034 23
- HE203 .W45 2012
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.
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