A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England

A HISTORY OF
INLAND TRANSPORT
AND
COMMUNICATION
IN ENGLAND
EDWIN A. PRATT
AUTHOR OF RAILWAYS AND THEIR RATES ; GERMAN VERSUS BRITISH RAILWAYS ; RAILWAYS AND NATIONALISATION ; CANALS AND TRADERS ETC.
LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., Ltd.
BROADWAY HOUSE, CARTER LANE, E.C.
1912
Designed as the introductory volume of a series of books—by various writers—dealing with our National Industries, the present work aims at telling the story of inland transport and communication from the earliest times to the present date, showing, more especially, the effect which the gradual development thereof, in successive stages, and under ever-varying circumstances, has had alike on the growth and expansion of trade and industry and on the general economic and social conditions of the country.