Considerations of the Practicability, and Utility, of Immediately Constructing a Rail Way from Pottsville to Sunbury and Danville, Through the Coal Region of Mahonoy & Shamokin…
by [Railroads]
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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Pamphlet 8vo disbound 24 pp. Trimmed along the right edge with minor loss on each page. Small square section cut away from bottom margin along gutter with minimal loss. Toned, minor foxing, and with ex-library embossed stamp on terminal leaf. A few other minor chips and tears. Published in 1831 this represents a very early American railroad piece. While the pamphlet talks about developing a railroad from Pottsville to Sunbury and Danville to develop coal markets, other routes are also discussed, including one from Schuylkill to the Susquehanna valley. Because this is early on in railroad development in the United States, some general economic considerations are discussed. For example, the pamphlet points out that the advantage to railroads when large volumes of product are shipped. Compared to barge or boat transport, railroads are 1/3 cheaper. It, also points out the difficulties of transport in winter by traditional means. It even mentions some benefits of railroad to traveling, but much of the focus is on developing the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets for Pennsylvania products.
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- Seller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 100460
- Title
- Considerations of the Practicability, and Utility, of Immediately Constructing a Rail Way from Pottsville to Sunbury and Danville, Through the Coal Region of Mahonoy & Shamokin…
- Author
- [Railroads]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- (Milton, Pennsylvania):
- Date Published
- 1831.
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Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
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Glossary
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.