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Books : Pennsylvania Transportation HistoryIn association with Amazon.comby: W. H. Shank  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 907 EAN: 9780933788817 ISBN: 0933788819 Label: Amer Canal & Trans Ctr Manufacturer: Amer Canal & Trans Ctr Publication Date: 1990-05 Publisher: Amer Canal & Trans Ctr Studio: Amer Canal & Trans Ctr Sales Rank: 1216198 Editorial Review: Product Description: Shank has covered many phases of Pennsylvania's transportation history in his books on canals, aqueducts, highways, bridges and early automobiles. This book, entitled "a supplement," adds media and devices not covered in his other publications on these individual topics. Included are such inventions as the 1804 Orukter Amphibolus, early river craft, rope ferries, early steam boats, inclined planes, gravity railroads, steam locomotives, horse cars, cable and trolley cars, elevated rail and subway systems and air-travel devices. Seventy-two pages of lively text with approximately 100 old photos, drawings and tables. Browse for similar items by category:
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