LEADER 03170nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910818450203321 005 20240513232900.0 010 $a1-283-73543-1 010 $a0-253-00558-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276372 035 $a(EBL)670313 035 $a(OCoLC)828304087 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000607841 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11413970 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607841 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10585242 035 $a(PQKB)11357185 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC670313 035 $a(OCoLC)818827799 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse24632 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL670313 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10620954 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL404793 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276372 100 $a20111026d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWet britches and muddy boots $ea history of travel in Victorian America /$fJohn H. White, Jr 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (544 p.) 225 1 $aRailroads past & present 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-35696-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTransportation for hire: from human burden to taxis -- Down that long and dusty road : stagecoach travel in America -- The omnibus : travel for all citizens -- Streetcars : that most democratic conveyance -- Ferryboats : crossing the rivers and bays -- Canals : the low and slow way to go -- River steamers : white swans on the inland rivers -- Lake steamers : on the inland sea -- Coastal and sound steamers : close to shore -- Ocean sail : at the mercy of the wind -- Ocean steam : the triumph of technology -- Emigrant travel : a nation of nations -- Passenger trains : coach class -- Passenger trains : first class -- Appendix : Travel words and tales. 330 $aWhat was travel like in the 1880's? Was it easy to get from place to place? Were the rides comfortable? How long did journeys take? Wet Britches and Muddy Boots describes all forms of public transport from canal boats to oceangoing vessels, passenger trains to the overland stage. Trips over long distances often involved several modes of transportation and many days, even weeks. Baggage and sometimes even children were lost en route. Travelers might start out with a walk down to the river to meet a boat for the journey to a town where they caught a stagecoach for the rail junction to catch 410 0$aRailroads past and present. 606 $aTravel$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aTransportation$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 615 0$aTravel$xHistory 615 0$aTransportation$xHistory 676 $a388.0973 676 $a388.0973/09034 676 $a388.097309034 700 $aWhite$b John H.$f1933-$01104140 701 $aSmerk$b George M$033244 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818450203321 996 $aWet britches and muddy boots$93966974 997 $aUNINA