01970nam a22003014a 4500 ebr10137196 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 040610s2004 nyu sb 001 0 eng 2004013674 0814705022 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560154010 GV1071 .A63 2004eb 796.51 22 Amato, Joseph Anthony. On foot [electronic resource] : a history of walking / Joseph A. Amato. New York : New York University Press, c2004. vi, 333 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index. Introduction, walking is talking -- In the beginning was the foot : walking from the origins of bipedal man to marching Roman legions -- Along the road : Medieval pilgrims, beggars, mounted warriors, and the early city walkers -- Put your best foot forward : the rise of upper-class promenading and strolling -- Mind over foot : Romantic walking and rambling -- North American walking : exploring the continent on foot -- City walking : the genesis of the urban pedestrian in nineteenth-century London -- A new footing for the nation : taming and cleaning up revolutionary Paris -- Getting in step : disciplining the mob and marching the masses off to war -- Wheels and cars : the eclipse of the American walker by the motorist -- Conclusion, choose your steps : reflections on the transformation of walking from necessity to choice. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Walking History. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10137196 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 188858 188858