Street Smarts : From Footpath to Freeway--A Miscellany

Travel through the endless lore of roads, turnpikes, highways, and whatever byways humans have put on Earth in these short, funny, and interconnected essays. Deborah Warren is a sure and entertaining guide to nearly every road-related topic out there—from odonymy (the study of street names) to map-making techniques to the history of the world’s most celebrated lanes.