Name: The Finest Road in the World: The Story of Travel and Transport in the Scottish Highlands
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Author: James Miller; Jim Miller
ISBN: 9781839830846

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The Finest Road in the World: The Story of Travel and Transport in the Scottish Highlands

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Physical Book

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Origin

Author

James Miller; Jim Miller

Language

English

Pages

336

ISBN13

9781839830846

The Finest Road in the World: The Story of Travel and Transport in the Scottish Highlands

James Miller; Jim Miller (Author) · Origin · Physical Book

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Synopsis "The Finest Road in the World: The Story of Travel and Transport in the Scottish Highlands"

Trains and stagecoaches stuck in the snow, wild storms driving sailing ships off course, traffic pile-ups on so-called 'killer' highways - stories abound about the horrors of travel in the Highlands and Islands, and have done for as far as the records go back.James Miller tells the dramatic and sometimes surprisingly humorous story of travel and transport in the Highlands. Some of the figures in the story are familiar - General George Wade, Thomas Telford and Joseph Mitchell among them - but there are a host of others too, including the intrepid Lady Sarah Murray, who offered sound advice for travellers ('Provide yourself with a strong roomy carriage, and have the springs well corded').This thought-provoking book will appeal to all who like stories of travel and transport, and are interested in how changing modes of transport have affected the ways of life in the Highlands and remain crucial to the modern life and the future of the region.