Transportation through the Lens of Literature

The Depiction of Transportation Systems in American Literature from 1800 to the Present in the Form of an Annotated Bibliography

by Donald Ross, Stephanie Athey, and Capper Nichols

You can examine this site by reading through the chapters, beginning with the early 1800.htms, or you can use one of these indexes. Table of Contents (The entries in the order in which they appear in the chapters) Indexes Subject index (Transportation systems and the people involved) Place index (States and major cities mentioned in the entries) Author index The Introduction is an essay which explains the rationale for the project and gives an overview of some of the general conclusion.

Chapters by decade The Early 1800.htms The 1830s The 1840s The 1850s The 1860s The 1870s The 1880s The 1890s The 1900s The 1910s The 1920s The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s

The annotations are arranged chronologically, by the decade of the setting.

24 (Entry number)

Author: Name, followed by birth and death dates
Title: Name ("In" = a larger work, e.g., a short story or poem in a collection)
Date: of first publication ("Written" = date is significantly different
Systems: train, automobile, etc.
Context: "Contemporary" with the publication date or specific dates, followed usually with a locale, and sometimes a comment on perspective

The entry comes here.

Edition used: The specific book we used; often paperbacks.

 This research has been supported by a grant from the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies