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History of Britain's Transport
by History of Britain's Transport
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Covers the evolution of transport history, from walking and packhorses to modern rail, motoring, and air travel.
An accessible book to draw on popular interest in transport history, routes, vehicles and experiences. Transport history is social and industrial national history. Passengers and freight will be covered including all types of transport from walking and packhorses, that predominated for much of national history, both of which tend to be underrated, to changes brought by improvements to road transport from the Romans to medieval bridgebuilders and eighteenth-century turnpikes, and, in parallel, river, coastal and canal travel, again from the Romans to the eighteenth century. The story moves to the age of rail, motoring and lastly air. All forms overlap. as well as being sequential.
An accessible book to draw on popular interest in transport history, routes, vehicles and experiences. Transport history is social and industrial national history. Passengers and freight will be covered including all types of transport from walking and packhorses, that predominated for much of national history, both of which tend to be underrated, to changes brought by improvements to road transport from the Romans to medieval bridgebuilders and eighteenth-century turnpikes, and, in parallel, river, coastal and canal travel, again from the Romans to the eighteenth century. The story moves to the age of rail, motoring and lastly air. All forms overlap. as well as being sequential.
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- Pen and Sword Transport Brand
- Mar 6, 2025 Pub Date:
- 9781036109561 ISBN-13:
- 1036109569 ISBN-10:
- 224.0 pages Hardcover
- English Language
- 9.37 in * 1.18 in * 6.3 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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