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

Earl Swift

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Edité par Houghton Mifflin, 2011

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Travelers hitting the highways this summer might better appreciate the asphalt beneath their tires thanks to this engrossing history of the creation of the U.S. interstate system. Los Angeles Times Perhaps nothing changed the face of America more than the creation of the interstate system. At once man-made wonders, economic pipelines, agents of sprawl, and uniquely American sirens of escape, the interstates snake into every aspect of modern life. The Big Roads documents their historic creation and the many people they ve affected, from the speed demon who inspired a primitive web of dirt auto trails, to the cadre of largely forgotten technocrats who planned the system years before Ike reached the White House, to the thousands of city dwellers who resisted the concrete juggernaut when it bore down on their neighborhoods. The Big Roads tells the story of this essential feature of the landscape we have come to take for granted. With a view toward players both great and small, Swift gives readers the full story of one of America s greatest engineering achievements. Engaging, informative . . . The first thorough history of the expressway system. Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post The book is a road geek s treasure and everyone who travels the highways ought to know these stories. Kirkus Reviews[AU PHOTO] EARL SWIFT is the author of three previous books, including Where They Lay, a 2003 PEN finalist. He lives in Virginia with his daughter, Saylor.…

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Titre
The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways
Auteur
Earl Swift
Éditeur
Houghton Mifflin
Année de publication
2011
État de l'article
Good
Reliure
Hardback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0618812415
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780618812417

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