How the World Travels (Illustrated)
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS 1
II. COACHING DAYS 11
III. STRANGE VEHICLES OF EUROPE 21
IV. JOURNEYS THROUGH INDIA 32
V. THE CONVEYANCES OF CHINA AND JAPAN 41
VI. JOURNEYS THROUGH AFRICA 52
VII. JOURNEYS IN THE NEW WORLD 63
VIII. TRAVELLING IN THE WILDS 74
IX. THROUGH ICE AND SNOW 84
X. STRANGE TRAVEL IN STRANGE LANDS 95
XI. TRAVEL OF YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY 105
XII. THE TRAVEL OF TO-MORROW 117
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vii
CHAPTER I
TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS
"Coach, carriage, wheelbarrow, cart": we have all, most likely, repeated these words again and again, as we counted the cherry-stones out of a pie, the petals of a daisy, or the tufts on a blade of grass, and we have hoped, as we counted, that Dame Fortune would give us a coach or a carriage to drive to church in on our wedding morning.
A cart seemed a very commonplace affair, and a wheelbarrow was almost too absurd to be possible. Yet there are countries where people actually ride in wheelbarrows and in other conveyances even more quaint and unusual.
It will be interesting, perhaps, to borrow a magic carpet for a little while, or the cap of Fortunatus, and travel round the world and back through the ages of history, so that we may see the strange vehicles that are in use to-day, and 2 those in which our ancestors made their journeys hundreds of years ago.
The first conveyances of all, used in far-away prehistoric days and later still in wild uncivilised lands, were simply rough sleds on which heavy loads were dragged. Later, circular slabs of wood were cut from the trunks of trees to serve as wheels, and, instead of pulling these primitive carts themselves, the men trained oxen to do the work.
As time went on improvements were made, and we find pictures of chariots on the walls of the ancient, ruined cities of Egypt and Assyria.
The Bible tells us of the chariots and horsemen of Pharaoh, who were overwhelmed in the Red Sea, but more than two hundred years before that time King Thutmosis of Egypt had a wonderful war chariot, which, in 1903, was discovered in his tomb at Thebes. It is now in the museum at Cairo, and on it are painted pictures of Thutmosis driving in the chariot, charging his enemies and shooting arrows at them.
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CHAPTER PAGE
I. TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS 1
II. COACHING DAYS 11
III. STRANGE VEHICLES OF EUROPE 21
IV. JOURNEYS THROUGH INDIA 32
V. THE CONVEYANCES OF CHINA AND JAPAN 41
VI. JOURNEYS THROUGH AFRICA 52
VII. JOURNEYS IN THE NEW WORLD 63
VIII. TRAVELLING IN THE WILDS 74
IX. THROUGH ICE AND SNOW 84
X. STRANGE TRAVEL IN STRANGE LANDS 95
XI. TRAVEL OF YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY 105
XII. THE TRAVEL OF TO-MORROW 117
vi
vii
CHAPTER I
TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS
"Coach, carriage, wheelbarrow, cart": we have all, most likely, repeated these words again and again, as we counted the cherry-stones out of a pie, the petals of a daisy, or the tufts on a blade of grass, and we have hoped, as we counted, that Dame Fortune would give us a coach or a carriage to drive to church in on our wedding morning.
A cart seemed a very commonplace affair, and a wheelbarrow was almost too absurd to be possible. Yet there are countries where people actually ride in wheelbarrows and in other conveyances even more quaint and unusual.
It will be interesting, perhaps, to borrow a magic carpet for a little while, or the cap of Fortunatus, and travel round the world and back through the ages of history, so that we may see the strange vehicles that are in use to-day, and 2 those in which our ancestors made their journeys hundreds of years ago.
The first conveyances of all, used in far-away prehistoric days and later still in wild uncivilised lands, were simply rough sleds on which heavy loads were dragged. Later, circular slabs of wood were cut from the trunks of trees to serve as wheels, and, instead of pulling these primitive carts themselves, the men trained oxen to do the work.
As time went on improvements were made, and we find pictures of chariots on the walls of the ancient, ruined cities of Egypt and Assyria.
The Bible tells us of the chariots and horsemen of Pharaoh, who were overwhelmed in the Red Sea, but more than two hundred years before that time King Thutmosis of Egypt had a wonderful war chariot, which, in 1903, was discovered in his tomb at Thebes. It is now in the museum at Cairo, and on it are painted pictures of Thutmosis driving in the chariot, charging his enemies and shooting arrows at them.
How the World Travels (Illustrated)
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS 1
II. COACHING DAYS 11
III. STRANGE VEHICLES OF EUROPE 21
IV. JOURNEYS THROUGH INDIA 32
V. THE CONVEYANCES OF CHINA AND JAPAN 41
VI. JOURNEYS THROUGH AFRICA 52
VII. JOURNEYS IN THE NEW WORLD 63
VIII. TRAVELLING IN THE WILDS 74
IX. THROUGH ICE AND SNOW 84
X. STRANGE TRAVEL IN STRANGE LANDS 95
XI. TRAVEL OF YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY 105
XII. THE TRAVEL OF TO-MORROW 117
vi
vii
CHAPTER I
TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS
"Coach, carriage, wheelbarrow, cart": we have all, most likely, repeated these words again and again, as we counted the cherry-stones out of a pie, the petals of a daisy, or the tufts on a blade of grass, and we have hoped, as we counted, that Dame Fortune would give us a coach or a carriage to drive to church in on our wedding morning.
A cart seemed a very commonplace affair, and a wheelbarrow was almost too absurd to be possible. Yet there are countries where people actually ride in wheelbarrows and in other conveyances even more quaint and unusual.
It will be interesting, perhaps, to borrow a magic carpet for a little while, or the cap of Fortunatus, and travel round the world and back through the ages of history, so that we may see the strange vehicles that are in use to-day, and 2 those in which our ancestors made their journeys hundreds of years ago.
The first conveyances of all, used in far-away prehistoric days and later still in wild uncivilised lands, were simply rough sleds on which heavy loads were dragged. Later, circular slabs of wood were cut from the trunks of trees to serve as wheels, and, instead of pulling these primitive carts themselves, the men trained oxen to do the work.
As time went on improvements were made, and we find pictures of chariots on the walls of the ancient, ruined cities of Egypt and Assyria.
The Bible tells us of the chariots and horsemen of Pharaoh, who were overwhelmed in the Red Sea, but more than two hundred years before that time King Thutmosis of Egypt had a wonderful war chariot, which, in 1903, was discovered in his tomb at Thebes. It is now in the museum at Cairo, and on it are painted pictures of Thutmosis driving in the chariot, charging his enemies and shooting arrows at them.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS 1
II. COACHING DAYS 11
III. STRANGE VEHICLES OF EUROPE 21
IV. JOURNEYS THROUGH INDIA 32
V. THE CONVEYANCES OF CHINA AND JAPAN 41
VI. JOURNEYS THROUGH AFRICA 52
VII. JOURNEYS IN THE NEW WORLD 63
VIII. TRAVELLING IN THE WILDS 74
IX. THROUGH ICE AND SNOW 84
X. STRANGE TRAVEL IN STRANGE LANDS 95
XI. TRAVEL OF YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY 105
XII. THE TRAVEL OF TO-MORROW 117
vi
vii
CHAPTER I
TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS
"Coach, carriage, wheelbarrow, cart": we have all, most likely, repeated these words again and again, as we counted the cherry-stones out of a pie, the petals of a daisy, or the tufts on a blade of grass, and we have hoped, as we counted, that Dame Fortune would give us a coach or a carriage to drive to church in on our wedding morning.
A cart seemed a very commonplace affair, and a wheelbarrow was almost too absurd to be possible. Yet there are countries where people actually ride in wheelbarrows and in other conveyances even more quaint and unusual.
It will be interesting, perhaps, to borrow a magic carpet for a little while, or the cap of Fortunatus, and travel round the world and back through the ages of history, so that we may see the strange vehicles that are in use to-day, and 2 those in which our ancestors made their journeys hundreds of years ago.
The first conveyances of all, used in far-away prehistoric days and later still in wild uncivilised lands, were simply rough sleds on which heavy loads were dragged. Later, circular slabs of wood were cut from the trunks of trees to serve as wheels, and, instead of pulling these primitive carts themselves, the men trained oxen to do the work.
As time went on improvements were made, and we find pictures of chariots on the walls of the ancient, ruined cities of Egypt and Assyria.
The Bible tells us of the chariots and horsemen of Pharaoh, who were overwhelmed in the Red Sea, but more than two hundred years before that time King Thutmosis of Egypt had a wonderful war chariot, which, in 1903, was discovered in his tomb at Thebes. It is now in the museum at Cairo, and on it are painted pictures of Thutmosis driving in the chariot, charging his enemies and shooting arrows at them.
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| BN ID: | 2940149276943 |
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| Publisher: | Bronson Tweed Publishing |
| Publication date: | 03/09/2014 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 5 MB |
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