Title: The village at the end of the road
Description: The subject of this book is the great dissatisfaction in Indiana in early days with the condition of the roads, and the many issues surrounding funding, planning and construction of early railroads. The author’s approach to helping us see how people of that place and time viewed the issues was to enrich his narrative with numerous long quotes from local newspapers.
Subjects: History, Madison and Indianapolis Rail Road Company, Railroads, Madison and Indianapolis railroad, roads
Places: Indiana
Time periods: 1800-1840