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Cash, tokens, and transfers : a history of urban mass transit in North America
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This book tells the story of mass transportation in the cities of North America from the 1820s to the present day.
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- Creator
- Brian J. Cudahy
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Fordham University Press, 1990
- Physical Details
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- x, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0823212777, 9780823212774, 0823212785, 9780823212781, 0823212904, 9780823212903
- OCLC
- ocm22844452
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256) and index.
- Boston, 1882 -- The Age of the Horse -- Chicago, 1883 -- Half-way to the Stars -- The Marvelous Mr. Sprague -- After Richmond -- Transit on Stilts -- From Farrington to Paddington -- Maturity -- Enter the Bus -- More Subways -- The Public vs. Private Debate -- The Rise of Organized Labor -- An Industry in Eclipse -- The PCC Car -- The Post-war Era -- The Tide Turns