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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The American way west The American way west Irene M. Franck Traces the history of the following trade and travel routes: the Mohawk Trail, the Wilderness Road and other trans-Appalachian routes, the Mississippi Route, and the Santa Fe, Chihuahua, Oregon, and … OL16025261W
Chengli and the Silk Road caravan Chengli and the Silk Road caravan Hildi Kang Called to follow the wind and search for information about his father who disappeared many years ago, thirteen-year-old Chengli, carrying a piece of jade with strange writing that had belonged to his… OL16527520W
Across Africa and Arabia Across Africa and Arabia Irene M. Franck Discusses the development of the trade routes known as the Nile Route, Sudan Route, Incense Road, Pilgrimage Road, and Sahara Routes, with an overview of their social and economic history up to the p… OL16720758W
Between the dragon and the eagle Between the dragon and the eagle Mical Schneider A relay of courageous adventure-seekers forms caravans to transport precious items including a special blue silk along the Silk Road in the year 100 A.D. OL17915354W
The Northern world The Northern world Irene M. Franck A historical survey of the major trade and travel routes across the North Atlantic, through Canada, and around the Arctic Circle. OL18908649W
The Southern world The Southern world Irene M. Franck Describes the history of trade routes and commerce in the New World, including the Panama Route, the Inca Royal Road, the California Mission Trail, and the Cape Horn Route. OL18971293W
The Silk Roads The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan,Peter FRANKOPAN "Our world was made on and by the Silk Roads. For millennia it was here that East and West encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas and cultures, the birth of… OL19666939W
Silver Way Silver Way Peter Gordon,Juan José Morales 99 pages : 18 cm OL25410898W
Inventions and Trade Inventions and Trade Struan Reid Relates the story of the trade that developed between China and Europe, the sharing of science and inventions between the two areas, and the two great paths, the Silk and Spice Routes, that connected… OL2752409W