Men, Cities and Transportation : A Study in New England History, 1820-1900. Volume I / Edward Chase Kirkland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirkland, Edward Chase, author.

Series:

Studies in Economic History

Studies in Economic History ; Volume I

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr.

Railroads.

Transportation.

Railroads--New England.

Transportation--New England.

Local Subjects:

Railroads--New England.

Transportation--New England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 p.): 7 Ktn.

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Men, Cities and Transportation: A Study in New England History, 1820-1900, Volume I".

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

I. NEW ENGLAND'S DOMESTIC MERCHANT MARINE

II. HIGHWAYS AND THEIR HERITAGE

III. IMPROVED WATERWAYS AND CANALS

IV. "THE RAILROAD SCHEME"

V. THE FIRST TRANSECTIONAL RAILROAD

VI. Α ROUTE TO THE LAKES

VII. PORTLAND: RIVAL OR SATELLITE

VIII. NEW YORK CITY AND THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS

IX. REGULATION: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

X. THE RAILROAD CRISIS

XI. THE BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD

XII. "THE GREAT BORE"

XIII. THE FAILURE OF A ROUTE

XIV. MAINE'S EXPERIMENT WITH GOVERNMENT AID

XV. BOSTON'S RATES WITH THE WEST

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

0-674-36893-2

OCLC:

979621915