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Transportation and the American People: Railroads Past and Present

Autor H. Roger Grant
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 sep 2019
Transportation is the unsung hero in America's story. Stagecoaches, waterways, canals, railways, busses, and airplanes revolutionized much more than just the way people got around; they transformed the economic, political, and social aspects of everyday life. In Transportation and the American People, renowned historian H. Roger Grant tells the story of American transportation from its slow, uncomfortable, and often dangerous beginnings to the speed and comfort of travel today. Early advances like stagecoaches and canals allowed traders, business, and industry to expand across the nation, setting the stage for modern developments like transcontinental railways and busses that would forever reshape the continent. Grant provides a compelling and thoroughly researched narrative of the social history of travel, shining a light on the role of transportation in shaping the country and on the people who helped build it.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253043306
ISBN-10: 0253043301
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: 40 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 186 x 262 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
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Notă biografică


Cuprins

Preface

Acknowledgments


1. Steady but Uncomfortable: Stagecoaches and the American People

2. Waterways and the American People

3. Slow and Steady: Canals and the American People

4. Railways and the American People

5. Buses and the American People

6. Airplanes and the American People


Index



Descriere

Grant provides a compelling and thoroughly researched narrative of the social history of travel, shining a light on the role of transportation in shaping the country and on the people who helped build it.