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1 online resource (xi, 284 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 105 |
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Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 105
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| Contents |
Digging into the highway's past -- In quest of silver, 1519-1776 -- The roads to war, 1777-1840 -- The Texas frontier, 1840-1860 -- From trails to rails, 1860-1900 -- Good roads for Texas, 1870-1917 -- Federal dollars for roads, 1918-1938 -- A national system, 1938-1960 -- Interstate 35 comes to pass, 1960-2000 |
| Summary |
Some five hundred miles of superhighway run between the Rio Grande and the Red River-present-day Interstate 35. This towering achievement of modern transportation engineering links 7.7 million people, yet it all evolved from a series of humble little trails |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-273) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Roads -- Texas -- History
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Trade routes -- Texas -- History
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Express highways -- Texas -- History
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Transportation, Automotive -- Texas -- History
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Roads -- Texas -- Design and construction -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Transportation.
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TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation.
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Commerce
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Express highways
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Roads
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Roads -- Design and construction
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Trade routes
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Transportation, Automotive
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| SUBJECT |
Interstate 35 -- History
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Texas -- History, Local
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Texas -- Commerce -- History
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Texas
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United States -- Interstate 35
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Local history
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Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781603445467 |
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1603445463 |
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1299052312 |
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9781299052314 |
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