Just Fine the way They are : : From Dirt Roads to Rail Roads to Interstates
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Follows the development of roads in the United States--and the new forms of transportation that used them--from the National Highway of 1805 through railroads and paved roads for bicycles and automobiles to the interstate system.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Fascinating submitted by kathscot on August 18, 2022, 3:20pm A look at the development of new modes of transportation in the 1800’s and 1900’s framed by the tension between progressives and conservatives. Also looks ahead to future solutions to current concerns.
PUBLISHED
Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1030
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781590787106
1590787102
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Walz, Richard.
SUBJECTS
Roads -- History.
Transportation -- History.
Travel -- History.
Technological innovations -- History.