Highways and Highway Transportation (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2017
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Print on Demand. This book traces the enthralling evolution of global transportation systems throughout history, exploring their profound impact on civilization. From the humble beginnings of coastal waterways and animal trails to the colossal railway networks and modern highways, the book delves into the critical role transportation has played in shaping human society. It delves into the innovations that revolutionized mobility, such as steam engines, automobiles, and air travel, and their transformative effects on trade, exploration, and the spread of ideas. Throughout, the author emphasizes the intricate relationship between transportation and cultural progress, highlighting how the ease and efficiency of travel have accelerated the exchange of knowledge, fostered economic growth, and connected diverse populations. By examining the historical roots and continuous advancements in transportation, this book unveils its enduring significance as a catalyst for human advancement and global interconnectedness. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- Highways and Highway Transportation (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- George Richard Chatburn
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0282897763
- ISBN 13
- 9780282897765
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The following pages on Highways and Highway Trans portation do not pretend to be an exhaustive treatise on the subject, but rather a glimpse of the vast development ofthe humble road and its office as an agency for transportation. Possibly the grandeur of the mountains is best appreciated by one who lives among them, who climbs their acclivitous heights, who daily experiences their power and majesty, and measures their magnitude by grim muscular exertion. But, even so, it would be foolish to contend that he who gets his information from the seat of a Pullman car receives no benefit from the hasty glimpse, or, that his imagination is not quickened and cultured by the experience. In writ ing this book, then, I have had constantly in mind the myriads of people who have not the time, and possibly not the facilities, to search the pages of the literature of the past for the origin and development, or to work out their present importance, of our amplification of roads and of road uses. It is felt that many of these people laudably desire a conversational knowledge of the origin, evolution and present status of highway transportation, even though it be glimpsed by a'very rapid passage through a very large subject.
The primary objects have therefore been, to sketch briefly and simply the development of the transportation systems of the United States, to indicate their importance and mutual relations, to present some practical methods used in the operation of highway transport and to make occa sional suggestions for the betterment of the road as a usable machine for the benefit and pleasure of mankind.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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