Indiana University Press has published Transportation and the American People by H. Roger Grant, a noted railroad and transportation historian.
Grant, a long-time member of the Akron Railroad Club and was once a professor of history at the University of Akron, writes in his latest book that transportation is the unsung hero in America’s story.
The book reviews various forms of transportation including stagecoaches, , waterways, canals, railways, buses, and airplanes.
Grant concludes not only did these modes of travel revolutionize the way that people got around, they also transformed the economic, political, and social aspects of everyday life.
Each of these modes has a chapter in the six-chapter hardback book.
A description of the book posted on the IU Press website said Grant’s book “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 buses that would forever reshape the continent.”
The book is said to be 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.
Released on Oct. 1, the hardback book costs $40. A ebook edition is available from the publisher for $39.88.The ISBN is 978-0-253-04330-6
Grant is the Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University.
His other books include Visionary Railroader, John W. Barriger III; Railroaders without Borders; and Railroads and the American People.
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