Road Transport before the Railways: Russell's London Flying Waggons

This book offers the fullest account yet written of the road haulage industry in England from the seventeenth century until the coming of the railways. It is centreed upon the letters of one of the largest haulage firms to operate between the West Country & London, letters which make it possible to examine how road transport - dependent on horses & wagons - changed during nearly two centuries. The Russell letters are a uniquely informative source, allowing for the first time a detailed examination of how carriers operated, the economics of their trade, & their role in the economic & social life of the country.Dorian Gerhold is the author of 'Road Transport before the Railways: Russell's London Flying Waggons', published 1993 under ISBN 9780521419505 and ISBN 0521419506.