America's First Interstate: The National Road, 1806–1853 - Couverture rigide

Pickenpaugh, Roger

 
9781606353974: America's First Interstate: The National Road, 1806–1853
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ISBN 10 : 1606353977 ISBN 13 : 9781606353974
Editeur : Kent State University Press, 2020

Synopsis

The story of America's first government-sponsored highway

The National Road was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, this 620-mile road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was the main avenue to the West. Roger Pickenpaugh's comprehensive account is based on detailed archival research into documents that few scholars have examined, including sources from the National Archives, and details the promotion, construction, and use of this crucially important thoroughfare.

America's First Interstate looks at the road from the perspective of westward expansion, stagecoach travel, freight hauling, livestock herding, and politics of construction as the project goes through changing presidential administrations. Pickenpaugh also describes how states assumed control of the road once the US government chose to abandon it, including the charging of tolls. His data-mining approach--revealing technical details, contracting procedures, lawsuits, charges and countercharges, local accounts of travel, and services along the road--provides a wealth of information for scholars to more critically consider the cultural and historical context of the Road's construction and use.

While most of America's First Interstate covers the early days during the era of stagecoach and wagon traffic, the story continues to the decline of the road as railroads became prominent, its rebirth as US Route 40 during the automobile age, and its status in the present day.

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À propos de l?auteur

Roger Pickenpaugh was a teacher at Shenandoah Middle School in Sarahsville, Ohio, for 30 years before retiring. His books have focused mainly on outstanding Ohio weather events and the Civil War. His most recent work, Johnson's Island: A Prison for Confederate Officers, won the Bowling Green Center for Archival Collections Local History Publication Award.

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Éditeur
Kent State University Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1606353977
ISBN 13 
9781606353974
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
250
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