1923 printing; D. Appleton and Company publishers, New York and London; hardbound; very good condition with a few notations; many great illustrations; no dust jacket; Ex-Libris sticker inside front cover; embossed title on cover.
 
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Emory R. Johnson, Ph.D.". Johnson was a professor on this topic at University of Pennsylvania and held various other academic posts. The book is "illustrated with maps, half-tones and diagrams", as stated on the title page. The topics covered range from stagecoaches and the origins of the railway system in America to current issues (the book was originally published in 1903). 
 
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