TY - BOOK AU - Kirkland,Edward Chase TI - Men, Cities and Transportation: A Study in New England History, 1820–1900. T2 - Studies in Economic History SN - 9780674368927 U1 - 385 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Cambridge, MA : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr KW - Railroads KW - Transportation KW - Railroads -- New England KW - Transportation -- New England KW - HISTORY / United States / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; ILLUSTRATIONS --; I. NEW ENGLAND'S DOMESTIC MERCHANT MARINE --; II. HIGHWAYS AND THEIR HERITAGE --; III. IMPROVED WATERWAYS AND CANALS --; IV. "THE RAILROAD SCHEME" --; V. THE FIRST TRANSECTIONAL RAILROAD --; VI. Α ROUTE TO THE LAKES --; VII. PORTLAND: RIVAL OR SATELLITE --; VIII. NEW YORK CITY AND THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS --; IX. REGULATION: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE --; X. THE RAILROAD CRISIS --; XI. THE BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD --; XII. “THE GREAT BORE” --; XIII. THE FAILURE OF A ROUTE --; XIV. MAINE’S EXPERIMENT WITH GOVERNMENT AID --; XV. BOSTON’S RATES WITH THE WEST; restricted access UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674368934 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674368934 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674368934.jpg ER -