# From trail to railway through the Appalachians

Author: Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932

Genre: Category: Travel Writing

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71908

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=From+trail+to+railway+through+the+Appalachians+Brigham&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

From the time of the settlement of Massachusetts Boston has had a large share of the business of the country. Her natural advantages are great. On the one hand there is her harbor, sheltered by many islands from the storms of the Atlantic; on the other are tidal rivers and level highways leading to the interior of the state. Emerson, who was born in Boston, wrote:

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/from-trail-to-railway-through-the-appalachians-71908/chapters/6/index.md)