New roads, canals, and railroads in early 19th-century America : the transportation revolution /
New roads, canals, and railroads in early nineteenth-century America
Kurt Ray.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2004.
- 32 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm.
- Life in the new American nation .
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.