roads

Traces the building of roads in the eastern part of the United States from the time of the earliest colonists to the 1850s.

Photographs and text provide young readers with information about different types of road building machines and the work they perform.

An introduction to the variety and beauty of American roads, past and present.

During World War II, a little boy is sent to live with his grandma, a cook in a camp for workers building a road through the wilderness.

Examines how people have traveled across the United States on roads from Indian trails to interstate highways and describes the development of different means of transportation and their impact on American society.

During World War II, a little boy is sent to live with his grandma, a cook in a camp for workers building a road through the wilderness.

Discusses the nature and history of roads built in ancient and modern times for travel by wheeled vehicles.

A guide to understanding road maps, explaining what maps are, how to use the legend, how to understand scale and direction, and how to use the grid. Includes a look at road maps of the future.

A boy describes the special characteristics of a thruway.

A history of the Boston Post Road from its early days as a series of Indian trails to the present.