Transportation and Revolt : Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Mules and Upland Banditry -- 2 Transportation across Intermediate States of Matter -- 3 Fly-Boaters, Filibusters, and Canals -- 4 Chenangoes: The Replanning of Freight Flows in New York City -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
How political regimes have responded when certain modes of transportation--from carrier pigeons to canal boats--have been associated with politically subversive activities.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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