Wet Britches and Muddy Boots: A History of Travel in Victorian America
What was travel like in the 1880s? Was it easy to get from place toplace? Were the rides comfortable? How long did journeys take? Wet Britches andMuddy Boots describes all forms of public transport from canal boats to oceangoingvessels, passenger trains to the overland stage. Trips over long distances ofteninvolved several modes of transportation and many days, even weeks. Baggage andsometimes even children were lost en route. Travelers might start out with a walkdown to the river to meet a boat for the journey to a town where they caught astagecoach for the rail junction to catch the train for a ride to the city. John H.White Jr., discusses…
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- ISBN: 978-0-253-35696-3
- EAN: 9780253356963
- Produktnummer: 11350303
- Verlag: Indiana Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 512 S.
- Masse: H25.1 cm x B19.1 cm x D4.3 cm 1'315 g
- Gewicht: 1315
- Sonstiges: Ab 22 J.
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John H. White, Jr., is author of 13 books, including American Railroad Passenger Car, a nominee for the National Book Award. White was Curator for the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History from 1958 to 1990.
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