"From trolleys and wagons to cars and spaceships, transportation has changed over the years. Descriptive text and historical photographs give readers a peek into the ways we used to get around"--

Tom Standage's fleet-footed and surprising global histories have delighted readers and cemented his reputation as one of our leading interpreters of technologies past and present. Now, he returns with a provocative account of a sometimes-overlooked form of technology--personal transportation--and explores how it has shaped societies and cultures over millennia. Beginning around 3,500 BCE with the wheel--a device that didn't catch on until a couple...