Belloc asks how roads came into existence and why they follow the lines they do: across marshes and fords, along gravel and chalk, round woods and gradients, toward bridges that become the nodal points of towns. From prehistoric trackways and Roman engineering to the coaching age and the motor car, he traces the road as a force in English history.
A lively, opinionated history from one of the great English essayists, author of The Old Road. Download the free EPUB.