History of Transportation

Store Location

The history of the world is largely the history of movement. We speak of ancient cultures as though they were immobile, often forgetting that the greatest empires were often comprised primarily of displaced peoples. Genghis Khan uprooted entire populations and put them elsewhere in order to encourage homogeneity within his realm. How did he get them from place to place?

In the age of Learjets and bullet trains, the invention of the wheel seems distant and almost inconsequential. Riding horses is a little more immediate (oddly) because people still do that, but unless you're Amish or Mennonite Brethren living in the eastern United States, carts, wagons and buggies are mere images flickering against the faded screen of the past.

Still, the wheel is one of the building blocks of civilization. Things like wagons, trains, and cars would never have been developed without the wheel, and by extension we probably wouldn't have airplanes either. Boats and ships are a slightly different story, but the technology that allowed early civilizations to put to sea is as foundational as that used to make wheels.

Man has always been fascinated with movement of all kinds, not least the modes of conveyance used to get people and things around. It's important for Christians to remember that God's will is ultimately what allows advances in transportation technology, which (rather than ending the discussion) is the best reason to study it in the first place. To that end, we offer a variety of resources covering a variety of vehicles and inventions.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

Did you find this review helpful?

Parent Categories

Anthropology

Cultural History

History of Transportation

History of Transportation

Subcategories

Automotive History

Aviation History

Nautical History

Transcontinental Railroad

Transportation Coloring Books

51 Items found Print

Active Filters:

Trade Paperback

	Across America on an Emigrant Train by Jim Murphy from Sandpiper Books for 5th-8th grade 1994 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award in Immigration & Emigration (Location: HISA-20IM) $10.95
	Adventures of Munford: Munford Meets Robert Fulton by Jamie Aramini Fir from Geography Matters for 2nd-4th grade in Geography Matters products (Location: GEO-GEOM)
	Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom by Walter Dean Myers from Puffin Books for 5th-8th grade in Slavery & the Underground Railroad (Location: HISA-19SL) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Arts of the Sailor Knotting, Splicing and Ropework by Hervey Garrett Smith Reprint from Dover Publications for 5th-Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Avion My Uncle Flew by Cyrus Fisher, illustrated by Richard Floethe from Purple House Press for 5th-7th grade 1947 Newbery Honor Book in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $13.95
	Book of Old Ships From Egyptian Galleys to Clipper Ships by Henry B. Culver, illustrated by Gordon Grant from Dover Publications for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Brendan Voyage Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints Modern Library Exploration by Tim Severin from Modern Library for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Choppers! Step into Reading Level 4 by Susan E. Goodman from Random House for Grades 2-3 in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $5.99
	Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein from Hyperion/Madison Press for 9th-12th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $10.99
	Coolies by Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet from Puffin Books for 5th-8th grade in Transcontinental Railroad (Location: HISA-19TRR) $7.99
	Draw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks, and Trains by Lee Ames from Watson-Guptill Publications for 3rd-8th grade in Draw 50 (Location: ELE-ARTD50) $9.99
	Early Oregon Days by Edwin D. Culp 1St Edition from Caxton Press for 6th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race Step Into Reading Level 3 by Monica Kulling, Illustrated by Richard Walz from Random House Books for Young Readers in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $5.99
	Eureka! It's an Airplane by Jeanne Bendick from Millbrook Press for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Aviation History (Location: HISV-AVIA)
	Fighter Planes by Mairi MacKinnon from Usborne for 4th-8th grade in Aviation History (Location: HISV-AVIA)
	First Flight The Story of the Wright Brothers DK Eyewitness Readers Level 4 by Caryn Jenner from DK Children in DK Readers (Location: EAR-DK) $4.99
	Flyboys by James Bradley 2^nd edition from Back Bay Books for 10th grade-adult in World War II (1939-1945) (Location: HISA-20WW2)
	Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Martin & Alice Provensen from Puffin Books Historical Non-Fiction/Picture Books for 1st-3rd grade 1984 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Iron Horses Across America The Transcontinental Railroad Perspectives on History Series by Jeanne Munn Bracken from History Compass Historical Non-fiction for 6th-9th grade in Transcontinental Railroad (Location: HISA-19TRR)
	Journey to Monticello Traveling in Colonial Times Adventures in Colonial America by James E. Knight from Troll Communications Non-fiction for 1st-4th grade in American Revolution (1765-1783) (Location: HISA-18REV)
	Keystone Battlewagon - U.S.S. Pennsylvania (BB-38) Warship Series #2 by Myron J. Smith 1^st edition for 7th-10th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Kid on the River The Adventures of a Young Tugboat Captain on the Columbia River by Dean Nichols 1^st edition from Binford & Mort Publishing for 8th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Lafayette Flying Corps Volume 1 by Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall from Leonaur, Ltd. for 9th-Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $24.00
	Lafayette Flying Corps Volume 2 by Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall from Leonaur, Ltd. for 9th-Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $21.00
	Log of Christopher Columbus by Christopher Columbus, translated by Robert Fuson 1992 Printing from International Marine / McGraw-Hill for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN)
	Making It Go: The Life and Work of Robert Fulton Physical Science by Don Herweck from Teacher Created Materials, Inc. for 4th-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.00
	Men-of-War Life in Nelson's Navy by Patrick O'Brian 1st Us Edition from W. W. Norton and Co. for 5th-10th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $3.00 (2 in stock)
	Modern Fighters to Color, Cut Out & Fly by Nick Taylor from Bellerophon Books for 2nd-5th grade in Aviation History (Location: HISV-AVIA)
	Mysterious Journey by Martha Wickham from Soundprints for 2nd-4th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Old Ironsides by David L. Weitzman from Sandpiper Books for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck from Puffin Books for 4th-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Picture Book of Christopher Columbus by David A. Adler from Trumpet Club Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Railroad Inventions That Shaped the World by John Matthews from Franklin Watts for 4th-9th grade in Transcontinental Railroad (Location: HISA-19TRR) $6.50 (1 in stock)
	Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages An Activity Guide to North American Sailing Life by Valerie Petrillo 1^st edition from Chicago Review Press for 4th-6th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $7.50 (2 in stock)
	Salt-Water Men Canada's Deep-Sea Sailors Canadian Inheritance Series #1 by Joseph Schull from Inheritance Publications for 7th-10th grade in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $12.95
	Spirit of St. Louis by Charles A. Lindbergh from Charles Scribner's Sons Biography for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Steam, Smoke, and Steel Back in Time with Trains by Patrick O'Brien from Charlesbridge for 2nd-3rd grade in Transcontinental Railroad (Location: HISA-19TRR)
	Story of the Wright Brothers and Their Sister by Lois Mills from Christian Liberty Press for 3rd grade in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP) $11.75
	Tall Ships of the World An Illustrated Encyclopedia by C. Keith Wilbur from The Globe Pequot Press for 4th-8th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Ten Mile Day And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad by Mary Ann Fraser from Henry Holt and Company Historical Non-Fiction for 3rd-6th grade in Transcontinental Railroad (Location: HISA-19TRR) $10.99
	The Bounty The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty by Caroline Alexander Reprint from Viking Press for 11th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Trail Blazer of the Seas by Jean Lee Latham from Purple House Press for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $11.99
	We Were There at the Driving of the Golden Spike by David Shepherd, William K. Plummer Reprint from Dover Publications for 5th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	We Were There at the First Airplane Flight by Felix Sutton, illustrated by Lazlo Matulay Reprint from Dover Publications for 5th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $6.99
	Western Port Ferries Past and Present and Captain Clarke, their most notable skipper by Arthur E. Woodley from Hill of Content for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	What Is the Panama Canal? (What Was...?) What Was? by Janet Pascal 1^st edition from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in Gilded Age (1865-1918) (Location: HISA-19GI) $5.99 $4.00 (2 in stock)
	Who Was Amelia Earhart? Who Was?...Series by Kate Jerome from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-6th grade in Who Was? biographies (Location: BIO-WHO) $5.99
	Wright Brothers How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman from Holiday House Biography for 5th-8th grade 1992 Newbery Honor Book in Aviation History (Location: HISV-AVIA) $16.99
	Wright Brothers Sowers Series by Charles Ludwig from Mott Media Biography for 4th-6th grade in Sowers Biographies (Location: BIO-SOW) $8.99 $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Wright Brothers by David McCullough Reprint from Simon & Schuster Macmillan for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $17.00
	Wright Brothers for Kids by Mary Kay Carson 1^st edition from Chicago Review Press for 4th-6th grade in Aviation History (Location: HISV-AVIA) $18.95 $9.00 (1 in stock)

Shop

Support

Hours & Directions

Connect