Wet Britches and Muddy Boots
A History of Travel in Victorian America
Succeeds admirably as an introductory survey of the early American travel experience-from the National Book Award-nominated author (Journal of Transport History). What was travel like in the 1880s? Was it easy to get from place to place? Were the rides comfortable? How long did journeys take? Wet Britches and Muddy Boots describes all forms of public transport from canal boats to oceangoing vessels, passenger trains to the overland stage. Trips over long distances often involved several modes of transportation and many days, even weeks. Baggage and sometimes even children were lost en route. Travelers might start out with a walk down to the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-253-00558-8
- EAN: 9780253005588
- Produktnummer: 20448252
- Verlag: Indiana University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 544 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
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John H. White Jr.
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