Dimensions
221 x 270 x 3mm
The History Detective helps you to answer questions about Victorian Transport by finding clues in your local area.
'The Victorian age was a time when life in Britain changed more dramatically than ever before. Among the most important changes were the great advances made in transportation.'
With the help of history detective Sherlock Bones, this book shows how transport changed during the Victorian era. The reader will discover how innovations in technology brought about many different modes of transport such as steam ships, barges, trains, trams and 'horseless carriages' (cars). Various engineers and inventors are looked at, including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Karl Benz.
Readers are encouraged to compare transport in Victorian times with transport today, and stimulating questions and prompts will help them compile their own project on Victorian transport. Beautifully and logically presented, with clear photos, colour artwork, a glossary and index.
Our detective shows you how to:
- Search the local library and Record Office for evidence
- Find clues in old newspapers, adverts, letters and reports
- Create your own project
There are also mysteries and puzzles for you to solve as you follow a trail back to Victorian times, when thieves and vagabonds were all around . . .
