Grant, H. Roger
Summary: Looks at the impact and importance of railroads and railroad travel on cities and towns throughout the United States, from 1830 through 1930.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.0973 GRAGrant, H. Roger
Summary: "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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019