Maps from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States put travel in the 1800s into perspective.
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Ron Sandack Wow. Amazing to think about really.
unit 1
Comparing how long it took to travel even 150 years ago opens up a question on trust. At that time, checking accounts were rare, credit cards non-existent, and every one had to travel with cash. Yet, incidents of robbery were uncommon and trust in the stranger was high. Now travel takes a small fraction of the time it did 150 years ago and strangers are seen as a threat. Trust has eroded, but is it a fear based or fact based erosion? Is travel less safe now than it was in the 1860's?