Ways of the World: A History of the World's Roads and of the Vehicles that Used Them

摘要: This book has four objectives: to provide a comprehensive history of roads and bridges the vehicles that have used them; properly document history; explore development as part larger societal system; good reference list literature survey world's English-language on roads. To achieve these objectives author has, in his own words, "written at number levels, using structure sequentially examines pathways; looks associated rise wheeled draft animals; studies consequential surfaced roads; sidesteps examine motives for road building; plots self-powered explores their influence application; surfaces arose meet needs; describes somewhat separate bridges; and, finally, reviews developments this century fleetingly future." The includes detailed chronology events index.