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

Name: Big Roads The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways
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ISBN: 9780547907246

ISBN-10: 0547907249

ISBN-13: 9780547907246

Edition: 2011

Authors: Earl Swift

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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 Roadsdocuments 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 to Main Streets and the environment, concerns that are just as relevant today. With a view toward…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/18/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Earl Swift lives in Norfolk with his daughter, Saylor.



Introduction



Out of the Mud



Connecting the Dots



The Crooked Straight, the Rough Places Plain



The Human Obstacle


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index