Jeremy Black: A History of Britain's Transport, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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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 inclExplore the evolution of transport and its profound impact on society and industry in this accessible and engaging book. From walking and packhorses-essential yet often overlooked-to Roman roads, medieval bridges, and eighteenth-century turnpikes, uncover the innovations that shaped how we travel and trade. Delve into the history of river, coastal, and canal travel that connected communities before the transformative ages of rail, motoring, and aviation. With all forms of transport overlapping and influencing one another, this book weaves a compelling narrative of progress and change. Perfect for history enthusiasts and transport buffs, this is a fascinating journey through the movement of people and goods that built the world we know today. uding 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.