roads

Briefly introduces the process by which rocks and asphalt are turned into a roadway using tractors, bulldozers, graders, and other equipment.

Describes the process involved in constructing a new street, from tearing up the old one to installing curbs and gutters, laying pavement, and planting new grass.

Follows the development of roads in the United States--and the new forms of transportation that used them--from the National Highway of 1805 through railroads and paved roads for bicycles and automobiles to the interstate system.

Photographs, drawings, and brief text describe the machines and process that are involved in building a road.

Mother and child ponder the past in discussing who might have traveled down an old, old road, looking backwards from pioneer settlers all the way to prehistoric animals.

Details the process by which a road is constructed, highlighting the many tools and pieces of construction equipment used. Includes full-color photographs.

A new road is built so Farmer Dibble can drive his truck to town.

Describes the planning and construction of a new road.

Recounts the history of the stagecoach in America from the early days of the Republic to the westward expansion, using illustrations, historical documents, maps, and fictional diary entries.

Profiles the life and adventures of Daniel Boone; chronicling his childhood in Pennsylvania, service in the French and Indian War, journey across the Appalachians, and settlement of Boonesboro, Kentucky; and includes illustrations, maps, and primary source quotations.