The Rise and Rise of Road Transport, 1700-1990
Most books about Britain's transport history have concentrated upon canals and railways. It is now clear that a great deal of traffic went by road even before turnpikes, and that goods as well as passenger services were much more highly developed than used to be supposed. This short book is an important survey of road transport over the past three centuries. The authors summarise the new evidence and arguments and explain why we need to take a longer view of the subject. They shed new light on the importance of horse-drawn freight in the eighteenth century, offset the undue attention that is paid to the railways in the nineteenth century, and…
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Weitere Autoren: Gerhold, Dorian
- ISBN: 978-0-521-55280-6
- EAN: 9780521552806
- Produktnummer: 1361914
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 102 S.
- Masse: H22.2 cm x B14.5 cm x D0.9 cm 272 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 272
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