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1) To the ends of the earth: the great travel and trade routes of human history

Author

Franck, Irene M

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1984]

Language

English

2) The silk route: 7,000 miles of history

Author

Major, John S

Series

Camp Verde Middle School AR

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

AD 1140L

Language

English

Description

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Traces the history and purpose of the legendary trade route between China and Byzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906).

3) East to Cathay: the silk road

Author

Collins, Robert J

Series

Trade routes

Publisher

McGraw-Hill

Pub. Date

[1968]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the discovery and production of silk in ancient China; the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas which accompanied the silk caravans along the road from East to West; the experiences of the western traveler to the East; and the decline of the Chinese silk trade. Illustrated with contemporary prints and drawings.

4) The Roman Empire and the silk routes: the ancient world economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China

Author

McLaughlin, Raoul

Publisher

Pen & Sword History

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

5) From Gibraltar to the Ganges: adapted from To the ends of the earth by Irene M. Franck and David M. Brownstone

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

Description

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A historical survey of the Mediterranean-Black Sea Routes, the Great Desert Route, the Persian Royal Road, and the Indian Grand Road.

6) The spice route: a history

Author

Keay, John

Series

California studies in food and culture volume 17

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

7) Red Man's trail

Author

Jones, Louis Thomas

Publisher

Naylor Co

Pub. Date

[1967]

Language

English

8) Les routes de la soie: l'histoire du cœur du monde

Author

Frankopan, Peter

Publisher

Éditions Nevicata

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

Français

9) Managing supply chains on the Silk Road: strategy, performance, and risk

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

10) Exploration by sea

Author

Reid, Struan

Series

East meets West

Publisher

Thameside Press

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the opening of trade routes between Europe and Asia and explores the impact of the spice trade carried on over these routes.

11) Travelling with the argonauts: informal networks seen without a vertical lens

Author

Irek, Magorzata

Publisher

Berghahn Books

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

12) Trans-Saharan trade routes

Author

Lang, Matt

Series

Routes of cross-cultural exchange

Publisher

Cavendish Square

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

13) Trade and transport corridor management toolkit

Author

Kunaka, Charles

Publisher

The World Bank

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

14) The Northwest Passage

Author

Keranen, Rachel

Series

Routes of cross-cultural exchange

Publisher

Cavendish Square Publishing

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Formats

Book - Regular Print, eBook

Description

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The Northwest Passage has captured the imagination of nations and explorers for hundreds of years. And today, as global warming reshapes geography, trade along the passage is becoming a reality for the first time. The Northwest Passage provides a sweeping history of the route from the earliest attempts to navigate through its punishing landscape to breaking news about its economic viability in modern day.

15) Secrets of ancient empires: The first merchants

Publisher

Kultur

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Description

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Looks at recent archaeological discoveries which suggest that trade in obsidian knives reached all corners of the ancient world. Examines how the silk trade established a link between east and west.