Need food? Water? Land? A place to live? Survival depends upon motion. For thousands of years people have invented ways to move faster, farther, and more comfortably. Their inventions -- shoes, skis, the rudder, the wheel, engines, rockets--had an enormous impact on how and where human beings lived and thrived. With lively prose and super-cool photos, HP Newquist takes readers on a journey through transportation history. He makes stops along the way to raise and answer interesting questions such as: Why were the Vikings such successful sailors? (Think "keel.") Or what did horse-and-carriage gridlock bring about? (Hint: "The Tube.") Or what newfangled invention meant a big change for women in terms of freedom and fashion? (We're talking two wheels...) Or when will your next book order arrive by drone? (Sooner than you might think!)
This is Book 2 in the Smithsonian: Invention & Impact Series. See all Smithsonian: Invention & Impact books here.
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