Authorhouse 5/27/2005 Paperback or Softback New in New jacket It Started with a Steamboat (Paperback or Softback)

Paperback / softback. New. ISBN 1420849433 9781420849431 [GB]

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AuthorHouse, Date: 2005-06-06. Paperback. Good. 2005. AuthorHouse ISBN 1420849433 9781420849431 [US]

AuthorHouse, June Date: 2005. Trade Paperback. Used - Good. former library book, call number taped to spine, front end page removed Trade Paperback 2005. AuthorHouse ISBN 1420849433 9781420849431 [US]

ISBN10: 1420849433, ISBN13: 9781420849431, [publisher: AuthorHouse] Softcover First Edition 9" X 6" in glossy yellow heavy paper covers. Very minor wear, lower front corner; lower back corner slightly curled; Old price sticker back cover; but otherwise, clean, tight unmarked: NEAR FINE or better condition. 294pp. [AC147] FIRST EDITION.
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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AuthorHouse 2005 Trade Paperback Used-Good Former library book, call number taped to spine, front end page removed.

Bloomington IN Authorhouse 2005 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 312 p. Contains: Unspecified.

ISBN10: 1420849433, ISBN13: 9781420849431, [publisher: Authorhouse] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In little over a hundred years America went from a country that lacked a national road system to become a world leader in all forms of fast transportation. It was from 1807 to 1909 that the foundations of cheap fast travel forever changed us as a people and a nation. It all started with a steamboat trip up the Hudson which brought about a mechanical transportation revolution that came ashore and finally took to the air. Our story is about transportation starting with the steamboat, the development of New York's Finger Lakes, and how this helped bring about the modern business world we take for granted. It took only a century for the magical formula of fast transportation speeding up local development and business growth to transform our nation and the world we live in. The reader should always keep in mind the endless cycle of speed, development and business that keeps the ball rolling as time and distance continue to shrink in this ever changing world. Speed changed our lives to the point that we needed to escape it as the Excursionist Age of lakeside resorts, fine wines and dance halls came to life for the working weary and high rollers of the land. New York's Finger Lakes were the crown jewels of this age, having fine wineries and some of the best railroads and steamboats in the land. Out of all of this energy ...
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