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Asphalt and politics : a history of the American highway system / Thomas L. Karnes.

Title
Asphalt and politics : a history of the American highway system / Thomas L. Karnes.
Author
Karnes, Thomas L.
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.

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Description
vii, 215 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"This examination of the interstate highway system in the United States, and the forces that shaped it, includes the introduction of the automobile, the Good Roads Movement, and the Lincoln Highway Association. It offers an analysis of state and federal road funding, modern road-building options, and the successes and failures of the current highway system"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Express highways > United States > History
  • Express highways > History. > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9780786442829 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786442824 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2009036071
OCLC
  • 318421151
  • SCSB-11229498
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library