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National Road Amp The Difficult
Theodore Sky
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Description for National Road Amp The Difficult
Hardback. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 581.
The National Road is a comprehensive history of the first federally financed interstate highway, an approximately 600-mile span that joined Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois in the nineteenth century. This book covers the road's contribution to the cultural, economic, and administrative history of the United States, its decline during the second half of the nineteenth century, and its revival in the twentieth century in the form of U.S. Route 40. The story of the National Road embraces an account of its building, its constitutional significance, the unique culture that it represented, the movements and trends that ... Read more
The National Road is a comprehensive history of the first federally financed interstate highway, an approximately 600-mile span that joined Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois in the nineteenth century. This book covers the road's contribution to the cultural, economic, and administrative history of the United States, its decline during the second half of the nineteenth century, and its revival in the twentieth century in the form of U.S. Route 40. The story of the National Road embraces an account of its building, its constitutional significance, the unique culture that it represented, the movements and trends that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611490206
SKU
V9781611490206
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About Theodore Sky
Theodore Sky is distinguished lecturer at Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America.
Reviews for National Road Amp The Difficult
Ted Sky's book on the Historic National Road is an important contribution to the National Road Heritage Corridor's work of preserving the history and heritage of this important transportation artifact. The book's focus on the historical, constitutional, and economic significance of the road's construction and maintenance during the early part of the Nineteenth Century will be exceedingly valuable to students ... Read more