Evolving transportation systems

Preindustrial society managed with toll roads, but industrialization required low-cost, efficient transportation systems. This program examines developments in road building and the revolutionary impact of canals, and charts the rise and subsequent decline of canals as a good example of social and t...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., HTV West (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c1990.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (20 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Series: Industrial revolution.
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