Packhorse, Waggon and Post : Land Carriage and Communications under the Tudors and Stuarts

ISBN-13: 9780415412971 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 176 str.

Crofts

Opis

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Spis treści

1. Packhorse and waggon 2. The weather 3. The roads 4. Travel with the carrier 5. The common carrier 6. The private carrier 7. Thwarting the highwayman 8. Footposts 9. Horse relays and standing posts 10. The Kentish stages 11. Monopoly by bargain 12. Duties of a post 13. The through post and private posting 14. Cost and speed of posting 15. Breakdown of the bargain 16. Bye letters 17. The letter post 18. The coach 19. Stage coaches

O autorze

J. CROFTS