Roads and road transport before the turnpikes have had a bad press, but little attempt has been made to investigate what road services for goods and passengers were really like, and how they were organised. This book examines the London carriers and stage-coach men, from the 1650s to the 1760s, when turnpikes began to have a significant effect.
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Roads and road transport before the turnpikes have had a bad press, but little attempt has been made to investigate what road services for goods and passengers were really like, and how they were organised. This book examines the London carriers and stage-coach men, from the 1650s to the 1760s, when turnpikes began to have a significant effect.
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