Product Description : The ABC-CLIO Companion to Transportation in America (Clio Companions) An alphabetical reference that focuses on the events legislation technologies people and places which have been pivotal in the progress of the countrys transportation and which thereby helped to weave the economic cultural social and political fabric of the nation The entries are thoroughly documented and extensively crossreferenced An introductory essay provides an overview of the evolution of transportation in America while a 19page chronology traces the progress from colonial times to the present Includes numerous bw illustrations and a substantial general bibliography Annotation c by Book News Inc Portland Or(IT'S AN USED PRODUCT)