Down the Asphalt Path
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: April 15, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780231083911
Subjects: Automotive technology; Cultural studies; Transport industries; Urban communities; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; General; United States - General; History / United States / General
First sentence: ON MARCH 12, 1840, residents of the Kensington district of Philadelphia rioted against an attempt to construct a steam railroad on streets in their neighborhood.