Transportation milestones and breakthroughs
By: Richard Steins
Series: 20 events
Publisher: Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Austin, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780811449359
Subjects: Transportation; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Describes 20 ways of transportation illustrating the history of various modes of transportation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Table of contents: title: The wheel; title: The Appian Way; title: The Conestoga wagon; title: Montgolfier brother's balloon; title: The bicycle; title: The Clermont; title: The Erie Canal; title: The Great Western; title: Clipper ships; title: The Otis elevator; title: The London underground; title: The Pullman car; title: The Spirit of St. Louis; title: The autobahn; title: The helicopter; title: Kon-Tiki; title: Vostok I; title: The TGV; title: The Concorde; title: The Gossamer Condor.