San Antonio College Library

A survey of American development as it is bound up with the history of transportation. Covers the early methods such as wagoner, pack-horseman, riverman and canal boatman, thru the perfection of the steamboat and the beginnings of the modern railroads.

This book presents an in-depth study of the role of civilian maritime activities in the development of the United States. It stresses the crucial role played by the oceans, rivers, lakes, and canals. The exploration and settlement of North America occurred within a maritime context during the European Age of Discovery. The colonists exploited the seas and rivers to develop a maritime-oriented economy prior to the American Revolution. British trade...

In this volume, join Alvin Hall on a journey through America's haunted racial past, with the legendary Green Book as your guide. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on The Negro Motorist Green Book, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. Hall...