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The railroads will possess the land, the steamboats the ocean and the great fresh waters of the world.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The railroads will possess the land, the steamboats the ocean and the great fresh waters of the world.”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman predicts the division of global commerce between railroads and steamboats.
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