Road Through Time
The Story of Humanity on the Move
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2017
- Category
- Cultural, Human Geography, Road Travel
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780889774797
- Publish Date
- Apr 2017
- List Price
- $14.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889774773
- Publish Date
- Apr 2017
- List Price
- $26.95
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Description
Accessible and entertaining, Road Through Time begins with the story of how anatomically modern humans left Africa to populate the world. She then carries us along the Silk Road in Central Asia, and tells of roads built for war in Persia, the Andes, and the Roman Empire. She sails across the seas, and introduces the first railways, all before plunking us down in the middle of a massive, modern freeway.
The book closes with a view from the end of the road, literally and figuratively, asking, can we meet the challenges presented by a mode of travel dependent on hydrocarbons, or will we decline, like so many civilizations that have come before us?
About the author
Mary Soderstrom is the author of five previous novels: The Violets of Usambara (2008); After Surfing Ocean Beach (2004); The Words on the Wall, (1998), Endangered Species (1995), which was a finalist for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction; and The Descent of Andrew McPherson (1977), a finalist for the Books in Canada First Novel Award. Her collections of short stories include Desire Lines: Stories of Love and Geography (2013), The Truth Is (2000) and Finding the Enemy (1997), which was also a finalist for the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. She is also the author of several works of creative non-fiction, including Green City: People, Nature and Urban Places, a Globe and Mail best book of 2007. Originally from Washington State, she grew up in San Diego before eventually moving to Montreal, which she has made home for decades.
Other titles by
Against the Seas
Saving Civilizations from Rising Waters
Concrete
From Ancient Origins to a Problematic Future
Frenemy Nations
Love and Hate between Neighbo(u)ring States
River Music
Making Waves
The Continuing Portuguese Adventure
The Walkable City
From Haussman’s Boulevards to Jane Jacobs' Streets and Beyond
Walkable City, The
From Haussmann’s Boulevards to Jane Jacobs’ Streets and Beyond
The Violets of Usambara
Green City
People, Nature and Urban Life
