Getting around through the years
Subtitle: how transport has changed in living memory
By: Clare Lewis
Series: History in Living Memory
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781406290134
Subjects: Transportation; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Each History in Living Memory book takes you on a journey through modern history, to discover what life was like for your parents and grandparents when they were young. How did your grandparents travel around? What were cars like in the 1950s? When did flying abroad become popular? Find all the answers and more in this book about how transport has changed since the 1950s.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is history in living memory?; title: How has getting around changed in living memory?; title: How did people in the 1950s make long journeys?; title: What were cars like in the 1950s?; title: What changes took place in the 1960s?; title: When did flying become more popular?; title: What were trains like in the 1980s?; title: Does transport cause problems?; title: How do you travel today?; title: Picture Quiz; title: Picture Glossary; title: Find out more; title: Index