| Description |
xix, 401 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-377) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The first ways : Animal paths ; Human intervention ; Serving the town -- 2. The demands of transport : Without the wheel ; Inventing and using the wheel ; Determining the width ; Wheel loads -- 3. Roadways : In the beginning ; Roman roads: a pinnacle is reached ; Roads in decline ; Harbingers of change ; McAdam: change and controversy ; Construction techniques ; Pavement systems ; The Americas -- 4. Motives and management : Military motives ; Managing and financing roads ; The toll alternative ; Central control -- 5. A surge of power : Carriages and coaches ; Transport in transition ; Steam power carries the world forward ; Bicycles and the democratization of travel ; Tires and the humanization of travel ; The incessant power of internal combustion -- 6. Power in the road : The arrival of the car and the truck ; The impact of the car ; Managing travel ; Driving on the left or the right? -- 7. Pavements : The problem with macadam ; Native asphalt and mastic ; Natural asphalt ; Tar and tarmacadam ; Cement and concrete ; Paving blocks and rails ; Manufactured asphalt ; Bitumen ; Sprayed surfaces ; Pavement research -- 8. Bridges : In the beginning ; The arch ; The truss ; Modern bridges -- 9. From the past into the future : The dominance of the motor vehicle ; Road and town planning ; Freeways ; Managing the car ; Road-based transport ; Traffic control ; The future -- Terminology -- Chronology. |
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| Subject |
Transportation -- History.
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Roads -- History.
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Vehicles -- History.
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Bridges -- History.
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| ISBN |
0813517583: $50.00 |
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9780813517582 |
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