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Author Sandler, Martin W

Title Straphanging in the USA : trolleys and subways in American life / Martin W. Sandler
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (61 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Transportation in America
Transportation in America.
Contents Horsecars, els, and cable cars -- Trolley mania -- The trolley changes America -- The incredible interurban -- The trolley goes underground -- Modern rails for modern cities
Summary An illustrated look at how the problem of moving large numbers of people within cities has been addressed through a series of vehicles and systems, from horse-drawn cars to the modern subway
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 59) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Street-railroads -- United States -- History
Subways -- United States -- History
Trolley cars -- United States -- History
Urban transportation -- United States -- History
Street-railroads
Subways
Trolley cars
Urban transportation
Transportation
City and town life
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Science -- General.
Street-railroads
Subways
Trolley cars
Urban transportation
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2002014157
ISBN 9781429440356
142944035X
1280564210
9781280564215
0198030347
9780198030348
9786610564217
6610564213
9780195132298
0195132297