num_pages: 401
description: This is the first comprehensive history of the world's roads, highways, bridges, and the people and vehicles that traverse them, from prehistoric times to the present. Encyclopedic in its scope, fascinating in its details, Ways of the World is a unique work for reference and browsing. Maxwell Lay considers the myriad aspects of roads and their the earliest pathways, the rise of wheeled vehicles and animals to pull them, the development of surfaced roads, the motives for road and bridge building, and the rise of cars and their influence on roads, cities, and society. The work is amply illustrated, well indexed and cross-referenced, and includes a chronology of road history and a full bibliography.   It is indispensable for anyone interested in travel, history, geography, transportation, cars, or the history of technology.
language: English
title: Ways of the World: A History of the World's Roads and of the Vehicles that Used Them
titlecomplete: Ways of the World: A History of the World's Roads and of the Vehicles that Used Them
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Rutgers University Press