Primary source materials that focus on how the railroads facilitated travel and tourism in America in the mid-1800s. Includes railroad timetables, anecdotal accounts, traveler advice, charts, illustrations, and lots more.

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primary sources

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Additional Tags

racial discrimination on railroads, railroad schedule, railroad timetable, railroad travel in 1800s, university of nebraska: railroads and the making of modern america: tourism and mobility, american railroads

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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