| Description |
1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
Driftless Connecticut series
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Garnet books
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Driftless Connecticut series.
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Garnet books.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The land and its first inhabitants -- Colonial Connecticut -- Turnpikes and stagecoaches -- Steamboats and canals -- The railroad, part I -- The railroad, part II -- Conclusion: a period of transition -- Appendix A: population by geomorphic region, 1800/1920 -- Appendix B: corporation charters -- Appendix C: Connecticut rail lines. |
| Summary |
The fascinating history of turnpikes, steamboats, canals, railroads, and trolleys in Connecticut. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Transportation -- Connecticut -- History.
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Transportation. |
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Connecticut. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Post roads and iron horses |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780819568564 (DLC) 2011019301 |
| ISBN |
0819571733 (electronic book) |
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9780819571731 (electronic book) |
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1283373661 |
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9781283373661 |
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0819568562 |
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9780819568564 |
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