Road and rail transportation / Harriet Williams.
By: Williams, Harriet.
Publisher: New York : Facts on File, c2004Description: 96 p. : col. ill ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0816054371.Subject(s): Roads -- History | Roads -- History -- Pictorial works | Railroads -- History | Railroads -- History -- Pictorial works | Transportation -- HistoryDDC classification: 388Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 4, Shelf 12 , Side 1, TierNo 6, BayNo 3 |
388 WIL (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SHTEx,70005,02,GR | 5000031356 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Without wheels - Inventing the wheel - Horse power - Building roads - Pedal power - The first trains - The age of steam - Modern railroads - High-speed trains - The first cars - How cars work - On track and off road - Car of the future - Time line - GLossary - Further resources - Index.
Examines the history of transportation around the world, from prehistoric times when there were not only no wheels but no shoes, to electric, hybrid cars, and the Global Positioning System.