Responding to Relative Decline
The Plank Road Boom of Antebellum New York
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10099520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Majewski (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Christopher T Baer (Hagley Museum and Library), Christopher Baer, Daniel B Klein (0009-0002-7433-5391, University of California, Irvine) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 106-122 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700012407 |
| OpenAlex | W1586317998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
From 1847 to 1853 New Yorkers built more than 3,500 miles of wooden roads. Financed primarily by residents of declining rural townships, plank roads were seen as a means of linking isolated areas to the canal and railroad network. A broad range of individuals invested in the roads, suggesting that the drive for bigger markets was supported by a large cross section of the population. Considerable community spirit animated the movement, indicating that New Yorkers used the social capital of the community to reach their entrepreneurial aspirations
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 1997 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |