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The National Road
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Author : Robert Bruce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1916
The National Road written by Robert Bruce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1916 with Cumberland Road categories.
The Cumberland Road
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Author : Reed B. Day
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Cumberland Road written by Reed B. Day and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Cumberland Road categories.
The National Road
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Author : Tom Zoellner
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2021-11-30
The National Road written by Tom Zoellner and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Literary Collections categories.
This collection of "eloquent essays that examine the relationship between the American landscape and the national character" serves to remind us that despite our differences we all belong to the same land (Publishers Weekly). “How was it possible, I wondered, that all of this American land––in every direction––could be fastened together into a whole?” What does it mean when a nation accustomed to moving begins to settle down, when political discord threatens unity, and when technology disrupts traditional ways of building communities? Is a shared soil enough to reinvigorate a national spirit? From the embaattled newsrooms of small town newspapers to the pornography film sets of the Los Angeles basin, from the check–out lanes of Dollar General to the holy sites of Mormonism, from the nation’s highest peaks to the razed remains of a cherished home, like a latter–day Woody Guthrie, Tom Zoellner takes to the highways and byways of a vast land in search of the soul of its people. By turns nostalgic and probing, incisive and enraged, Zoellner’s reflections reveal a nation divided by faith, politics, and shifting economies, but––more importantly––one united by a shared sense of ownership in the common land.
America S First Interstate
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Author : Roger Pickenpaugh
language : en
Publisher: Kent State University
Release Date : 2020
America S First Interstate written by Roger Pickenpaugh and has been published by Kent State University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
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.
The National Road
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Author : Philip Dillon Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Gloucester, Mass : P. Smith, 1966 [c1948]
Release Date : 1966
The National Road written by Philip Dillon Jordan and has been published by Gloucester, Mass : P. Smith, 1966 [c1948] this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Cumberland Road categories.
A Guide To The National Road
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Author : Karl B. Raitz
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1996
A Guide To The National Road written by Karl B. Raitz and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Architecture categories.
This companion volume to The National Road is a traveler's guide to the nation's first federally funded highway. Combining a wealth of historical and geographical information, this book takes readers on a 700-mile journey through America's heartland, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Mississippi River. Illustrated with more than 300 maps and lithographs, this authoritative gudie leads us down a trail into our nation's past.
The National Road And The Difficult Path To Sustainable National Investment
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Author : Theodore Sky
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2011-07-16
The National Road And The Difficult Path To Sustainable National Investment written by Theodore Sky and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-16 with Business & Economics categories.
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 transpired across its route, and the symbolic value that it held, and continues to hold, for the American people. Beyond its status as an American heritage symbol, it serves as a forceful reminder that the United States must continue to pursue the goal of sustainable national investment that began with the National Road and comparable projects during the early republic.
The Old National Road
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Author : Archer Butler Hulbert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
The Old National Road written by Archer Butler Hulbert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with Cumberland Road categories.
Traveling The National Road
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Author : Merritt Ierley
language : en
Publisher: Overlook Books
Release Date : 1990
Traveling The National Road written by Merritt Ierley and has been published by Overlook Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
"The life story of America's first highway -- born as an Indian footpath, known over the years as the National Road and the National Pike, and surviving as U.S. Route 40 -- told firsthand by those who knew the road best: countless generations of passerby who included such historical personalities as Andrew Jackson and Davey Crockett."--Back cover.
The National Road
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Author : Philip D. Jordan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
The National Road written by Philip D. Jordan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Cumberland Road categories.