Breaking the Appalachian barrier : Maryland as the gateway to Ohio and the West, 1750--1850 /

"In 1750 the Appalachian Mountains were a formidable barrier between the British colonies in the east and French territory in the west, passable only on foot or horseback. It took more than a century to break the mountain barrier and open the west to settlement. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hrastar, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Inc., 2018.
Temas:
1700-1899
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Appalachian Region > History > 18th century.
Appalachian Region > History > 19th century.
Maryland > History.
Ohio > History.
Maryland > Histoire.
Ohio > Histoire.
Appalachian Region.
Maryland.
Ohio.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In 1750 the Appalachian Mountains were a formidable barrier between the British colonies in the east and French territory in the west, passable only on foot or horseback. It took more than a century to break the mountain barrier and open the west to settlement. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad--the first general purpose railroad in the world--started in Baltimore in the 1820s and reached Wheeling by 1852, uniting east and west"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476630397
1476630399

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