The American transportation revolution: a social and cultural history

"This book highlights the rich social and cultural history of the transportation revolution"--

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1. Verfasser: Marrs, Aaron W. 1976- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore, Maryland Johns Hopkins University Press [2024]
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Zusammenfassung:"This book highlights the rich social and cultural history of the transportation revolution"--
In the first half of the nineteenth century, transportation in the United States underwent an extraordinary transformation. Steamboats and railroads turned long-distance travel from an arduous undertaking into a regularized commodity: travel became something that people could purchase. Historians have long understood the economic and political ramifications of improved travel, but the social and cultural dimensions of early steam transit are less studied. In The American Transportation Revolution, Aaron W. Marrs explores the cultural influence of steamboats and railroads, which fascinated Americans across the country
Beschreibung:x, 262 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781421448497
1421448491

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