The American Transportation Revolution

Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume traces the development and rapid growth of transportation across the USA in the mid-1800s.

"This book highlights the rich social and cultural history of the transportation revolution"--

Explores the beginnings of modern transportation in the nineteenth century, when the influx of immigrants required better roads, safe water routes, and railroads to be built across the United States.

A History of the Transportation Revolution covers the history of the evolution of major modes of human transportation. The book provides interesting events in the development of walking, roads, airships, bicycles, aviation, kites, railroads, jet engines and rockets. Additional sections cover the history of canals, boats, ships and more. roads, railroads, airships, bicycle, kites, jet engine, rocket

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Follows the development of the American Industrial Revolution from 1793 to 1850, including the major industrial inventions and advances of the time period.