| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 295 p.) |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The great debates about the national road -- pt. 2. The national road in its prime -- pt. 3. The decline and revival of the road, its roles as a precursor of the interstate system, and its place as a national system -- pt. 4. Twenty-first-century legacy |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-273, 275-283) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
National Highway System.
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Transportation and state -- United States -- History
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Public investment -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Transportation.
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TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation.
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National Highway System
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Public investments
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Transportation and state
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| SUBJECT |
Cumberland Road. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85034782
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| Subject |
United States
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United States -- Cumberland Road
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021680574 |
| ISBN |
9781611490213 |
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1283224682 |
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9781283224680 |
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9786613224682 |
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6613224685 |
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1611490219 |
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