Transportation and the American People (Railroads Past and Present)

Transportation is the unsung hero in Americas story. Stagecoaches waterways canals railways busses and airplanes revolutionized much more than just the way people got around; they transformed the economic political and social aspects of everyday life. In Transportation and the American People renowned historian H. Roger Grant tells the story of American transportation from its slow uncomfortable and often dangerous beginnings to the speed and comfort of travel today. Early advances like stagecoaches and canals allowed traders business and industry to expand across the nation setting the stage for modern developments like transcontinental railways and busses that would forever reshape the continent. Grant provides a compelling and thoroughly researched narrative of the social history of travel shining a light on the role of transportation in shaping the country and on the people who helped build it.