Punch's Mirror of Parliament
Anon
Genre: | Reportage, Spoof |
Subjects: | Transport, Railways, Navigation |
Reports on Valentine Blake's proposal for a ship canal through America and a railway line across the Atlantic. Seeks to meet 'the objection' to the scheme with 'the scientific fact' that 'water always finds its own level'. | |
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