Supplanting America's Railroads : The Early Auto Age, 1900-1940 /

"With their speed and geographical reach, America's railroads reigned supreme through much of the nineteenth century, knitting together the sprawling country as no other mode of transportation was able to do. Around 1900, however, an upstart challenger--the automobile--arrived on the scene...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jakle, John A. (Autor), Sculle, Keith A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2017]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Verkehr
Omnibus
Lastkraftwagen
Kraftfahrzeugindustrie
Kraftfahrzeughandel
Eisenbahn
Railroads.
Automobile industry and trade.
Automobiles > Industrie et commerce > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Automobile industry and trade > United States > History > 20th century.
Railroads > United States > History > 20th century.
USA
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • America's railroads early in the twentieth century
  • America's highways early in the twentieth century
  • The railroads adopt and adapt
  • Railroad crossings
  • Streetcars
  • Interurban railways
  • Rail motor cars
  • Railroad bus subsidiaries
  • Railroad trucking subsidiaries
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.

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