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The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways

By Earl Swift

Book information

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Year
2011
ISBN
9780618812417
LCC
TE23 .S95 2011
Open Library ID
OL24914585M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3006925 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
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Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Perhaps nothing changed the face of America more than the creation of the interstate system. At once a connective network, economic force, man-made wonder, and bringer of sprawl and blight, the interstate system turned haphazard dirt tracks into an organized framework of paved highways. The Big Roads documents this historic feat, from its inception at the turn of the century to its completion during Eisenhower’s presidency. But once those plans began to be put into place, it turned out that not everyone was on board. As the highways approached urban centers, residents protested both the impact upon Main Streets and the environment, concerns that are just as relevant today. With a view toward players both great and small, Swift gives readers the full story of one of America’s greatest engineering achievements.

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