| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
|
| Title Information: |
a history of travel in Victorian America |
| Author: |
WhiteJohn H., 1933- |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Project Muse |
| Place of Publication: |
Bloomington |
| Published: |
Indiana University Press; |
| Year of Publication: |
2012 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (544 p.). |
| Series: |
Railroads past and present |
| Subject: |
Transportation - History - United States - 19th century - |
| Subject: |
Travel - History - United States - 19th century - |
| Online resource: |
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780253005588/ |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: |
9780253005588electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
9780253356963hbk. |
| Content Note: |
Transportation for hire: from human burden to taxis -- Down that long and dusty road : stagecoach travel in America -- The omnibus : travelfor 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 |