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Travel On Southern Antebellum Railroads, 1828–1860 / Eugene Alvarez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alvarez, Eugene.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Southern States--History.
- Railroads.
- Southern States--History.
- Southern States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Alabama, US : University Alabama Press, 1974.
- Summary:
- The matter-of-fact descriptive title of this interesting little volume on railroading in the pre-Civil War South does not do justice to Alvarez's coverage of the subject. Along with his full account of trains and train accommodations, he manages to encompass a number of social, political, and even ideological subjects.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Introduction of the Railroad
- 2. The Railroad Mania Continues to Grow
- 3. Engines of Smoke, Fire, and Cinders
- 4. The Railroad Passenger Car
- 5. The Hazardous Roadway
- 6. The Perils of the Road
- 7. The Railroad Station
- 8. Society in the Cars
- 9. Traveling Through the South
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. [203]-214.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9095-2
- OCLC:
- 966912427
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