Horsecars, Cable Cars and Omnibuses
- ISBN-10
- 0844650986
- ISBN-13
- 9780844650982
- Category
- Transportation
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981-01-01
- Publisher
- Peter Smith Pub Incorporated
- Author
- John H. White
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