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_aWhite, John H., _d1933- |
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_aWet britches and muddy boots _h[electronic resource] : _ba history of travel in Victorian America / _cJohn H. White, Jr. |
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_aBloomington : _bIndiana University Press, _c2012. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015) |
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300 | _a1 online resource (544 p.) | ||
490 | 0 | _aRailroads past and present | |
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
505 | 0 | _aTransportation 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. | |
588 | _aDescription based on print version record. | ||
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_aTransportation _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century. |
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_aTravel _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century. |
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_aElectronic books. _2local |
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830 | 0 | _aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE. | |
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_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780253005588/ |
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