Essays on the History of Transportation and Technology

Within these twelve essays, Kemp describes and analyzes nineteenth century improvements in building materials such as iron, steel, and cement; roads and bridges, especially the evolution of the suspension bridge; canals and navigable rivers, including the Ohio River and its tributaries; and water supply systems.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Published: 06/01/2014
ISBN: 9781938228810
Pages: 432
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.60d

Review Citations: Choice 04/01/2015 pg. 1337