The Victorians and Edwardians on the Move
The Victorians and Edwardians on the Move
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About this book
The Victorians and Edwardians on the Move explores how the Victorians and Edwardians moved around their towns, their cities and their country. From Shanks’s pony to the dawn of the motor car, it explores the relationship between developing transport systems and the working and social lives of Britons between 1840 and 1910. The increasing ease of transport changed how the Victorians and Edwardians viewed their country, and had a huge impact on every aspect of their lives. Through a rich collection of Victorian photographs and Edwardian postcards, this book tells their story.
Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Shanks’s Pony
- On Two Wheels
- The Ubiquitous Horse
- The Military on the Move
- The Age of the Train
- The Electric Train
- Going Underground
- Under Sail
- Big Ships and High Seas
- Coastal and Inland Steamers
- On Inland Waterways
- On the Ferries
- Ding-ding went the Tram
- Hailing a Cab
- On the Buses
- Steam on the Roads
- Bridges Big and Small
- The Dawn of the Motor Car
- Taking to the Air
- Index
Paperback; February 2011; 128 pages; ISBN: 9780747808206