The Story of Road Travel
- ISBN-10
- 0431008353
- ISBN-13
- 9780431008356
- Category
- Carriages and carts
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-01-01
- Publisher
- Heinemann Educational Publishers
- Author
- Donna Bailey
Description
Outlines the development of wheeled vehicles and roads, from the invention of the wheel to motorways.
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