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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kirkland, Edward Chase (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2014
Colección:Studies in Economic History ; 9
Temas:
Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr.
Railroads.
Transportation.
Railroads > New England.
Transportation > New England.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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