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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Garbology explores the hidden and costly wonders of our buy-it-now, get-it-today world of transportation, revealing the surprising truths, mounting challenges, and logistical magic behind every trip we take and every click we make.
Transportation dominates our daily existence. Thousands, even millions, of miles are embedded in everything we do and touch. We live in a door-to-door
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"There was no looking back after the wheel was invented. It allowed people to build carts to transport their goods and, eventually, those carts turned into means of transportation for people. But there were also horses, and donkeys, and bullocks for transporting goods and people. There were stagecoaches, and trains, and cars. And there were boats-all kinds of boats-and all kinds of airplanes. People are very good at inventing ways to make their lives...
6) Trains
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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There are few things more exciting than the sound of a train chugging through the country-side. First, steam engines hissed billowing clouds into the air, then gleaming diesel locomotives pulled boxcars, freight cars, and sleek passenger cars north, south, east, and west. Trains have been getting people and things to where they need to go for almost two centuries, and have long been a symbol of adventure and possibility. The story of how trains began...
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Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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This complete children's guide to motors and machines uses amazingly detailed 3D illustrations to show readers everything they need to know about hundreds of vehicles, explaining how road, rail, air and water vehicles get from point A to point B.
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Publisher
QEB Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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How did a volcanic eruption lead us to a robot spaceplane? Follow the link to find out ... Want to know how a simple clock helped sailors find their way? Or how sand was used to make the toughest spacecraft ever? A Journey Through Transportation reveals the amazing and often surprising links that have shaped science. Discover the inspiration behind great inventions and find out what lies ahead for the future of transportation.
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Nhà Xuất Bản Trẻ
Pub. Date
2020.
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Vietnamese
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From early engines to powerful spacecraft, transportation inventions keep moving society forward. Humorous text follows these inventions throughout history, showing how one invention often led to another--or how some inventions didn't turn out so well.
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Publisher
Nosy Crow Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From ancient chariots and Viking longships to racing cars, rockets, and solar-powered airplanes, our world has been changed by the pioneering development of many incredible vehicles. Take a journey through time to discover how these 50 groundbreaking inventions changed the world and how they might even shape our future . . .
16) Conestoga wagons
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
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Explains how Conestoga wagons were built and driven as well as their historical significance and importance to the early American economy.
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Orca timeline volume 4
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how humans have navigated the world over time."--
18) Troop train
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Publisher
United States Office of War Information
Pub. Date
1943
Language
English
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