The Transport Revolution on Land and Sea: Farming, Fishing, and Railways in Great Britain, 1840-1914
The introduction and expansion of rapid rail transportation in Great Britain helped transform sea fishing and make fresh fish a new commodity of mass consumption. In agriculture the rail network greatly facilitated the shift from mixed cereal farming to dairy farming. To demonstrate the timing and e...
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2018-09-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/host-2018-0005 |