File:A history of travel in America, being an outline of the development in modes of travel from archaic vehicles of colonial times to the completion of the first transcontinental railroad- the influence (14738295366).jpg

Identifier: cu31924024922563 (find matches)
Title: A history of travel in America, being an outline of the development in modes of travel from archaic vehicles of colonial times to the completion of the first transcontinental railroad: the influence of the Indians on the free movement and territorial unity of the white race: the part played by travel methods in the economic conquest of the continent: and those related human experiences, changing social conditions and governmental attitudes which accompanied the growth of a national travel system
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Dunbar, Seymour, 1867-1947
Subjects: Transportation Frontier and pioneer life
Publisher: Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
ected, and many of thesecarried their own blankets on their backs. When a way-farer came to an inn and found the beds all in use hisserenity of mind was quite undisturbed. The landlordconsidered it to be his duty to give shelter to all whoopened his door, and did so. After the normal capacity During the political agitation that preceded the Revolution the Green Dragon inBoston, was the headquarters of the Whig, or American party. There Hancock theAdamses, Warren, Revere, Putnam and others gathered to discuss the troubles of the■colonies. In the Bunch of Grapes, another Boston inn, the Ohio Company was organized byRufus Putnam and his friends, and in that way the tavern played a part in the movementtoward the West that eventually led to the permanent settlement of Ohio. Franklin and his cronies gathered nightly in the Indian King tavern of Philadel--phia, to discuss public affairs. The Indian Queen, in Philadelphia, where he was lodging at the time. 214 A HISTORY OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA
Text Appearing After Image:
SS The Raleijh Ta\ern. A ^southern inn of the best sort during the last halfof the ei_hteenth ccntur\ of the tavern was exhausted any additional arrivals wereinformed of the fact and knew what to do without furthercomment. At bed time they simply spread their blanketson the floor of the public room, lay down with their feettoward the fire and rolled themselves up like a row ofhuman cocoons. Often the assembly room was so crowdedwith the forms of weary men that a very late comer hadto explore bv candle-light and careful steps in order tofind space for himself. In the morning the guests un-rolled, and arose full clad for another day upon the road.They made their ablutions, amid fearful splutterings, atthe watering trough or a wooden tub outside, and passedthe towel around with courtesy-Then came the breakfast ceremonial. The hostmarched to the front door, lifted a cows horn to his lipsand sent forth the resounding blast that summoned all 215 A HISTORY OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA hands to the t

Note About Images