Appletons' Railroad and Steamboat Companion: Being a Travellers' Guide Through New England and the Middle States, With Routes in the Southern and Western States, and Also in Canada.

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Creator

W. Williams

Title

Appletons' Railroad and Steamboat Companion: Being a Travellers' Guide Through New England and the Middle States, With Routes in the Southern and Western States, and Also in Canada.

Coverage

New York

Publisher

D. Appleton & Co.

Date

1847

Description

Eventually both Disturnell and Tanner found their guides eclipsed by D. Appleton & Company’s guide in the late 1840’s. This book from 1847 shows how widespread the railroad network had become and how necessary it was to have a guide to navigate one’s trip upon it. Appleton’s Guide would continue as the standard for decades until it was supplanted by the Official Railway Guide in the 1860’s.