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Title: On the Use of Geographic Information Systems in Economic History: The American Transportation Revolution Revisited
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2013
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Abstract: Transportation improvements in the nineteenth century loom large in the historiography of the profession during the twentieth century. This article describes the ongoing construction of a historical geographic information systems (GIS) transportation database designed to provide new insights into the impact of the transportation and communications revolution in the continental United States by providing evidence on the spatial dimensions of those changes over time. It also reviews some preliminary findings and reinterpretations based upon these data.
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Authors: Atack, Jeremy
Periodical (Full): The Journal of Economic History
Issue: 2
Volume: 73
Pages: 313-338
Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS
Topics: Methodology and Data Collection
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