New roads, canals, and railroads in early 19th-century America : the transportation revolution / Kurt Ray.
by Ray, Kurt.
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BookSeries: Life in the new American nation. Publisher: New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2004Edition: 1st ed.Description: 32 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0823940365.Other title: New roads, canals, and railroads in early nineteenth-century America.Subject(s): Transportation -- HistoryDDC classification: 388/.0973/09034
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Summary: Explores the beginnings of modern transportation in the nineteenth century, when the influx of immigrants required better roads, safe water routes, and railroads to be built across the United States.
From mountain paths to turnpikes -- West by water -- The riverboats -- The mighty railroads.
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Includes index.
From mountain paths to turnpikes -- West by water -- The riverboats -- The mighty railroads.
Explores the beginnings of modern transportation in the nineteenth century, when the influx of immigrants required better roads, safe water routes, and railroads to be built across the United States.
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