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Americans on the Move: A History of Waterways, Railways, and Highways
by Bourne, Russell
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1555911838
- ISBN 13
- 9781555911836
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About This Item
Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9. Type: Hardback First Edition, Hardcover Quarto and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Fine gray cloth with red titles to spine; sewn binding tight, solid and square. Internals also as new. Lavishly illustrated throughout with full color and monotone photos and maps from the Library of Congress. America became a mobile society, using vast open lands to construct turnpikes, canals, railroads, and highways across the country. Russell Bourne traces the history of transportation in America from the colonial years before the American Revolution to the present. A fascinating history. 133 pages with bibliography and index. 9.25 x 11.25 inches. 1995, Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, Colorado
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025198
- Title
- Americans on the Move: A History of Waterways, Railways, and Highways
- Author
- Bourne, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1555911838
- ISBN 13
- 9781555911836
- Publisher
- Fulcrum Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Golden, Colorado
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 4to - over 9
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION AMERICAN HISTORY ERIE CANAL RAILROADS
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. American;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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