This volume provides an overview of the building of the National Road, a project that shaped the geography and history of the US by uniting east and west, and ultimately dividing north and south. It describes the origins, evolution, and meaning of the National Road for American culture, economics, and patterns of settlement. The text argues that, because of the emerging technology of the railroad, the National Road was obsolete from the time it was built; and in addition, it argues that it was also premature, because the ...
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This volume provides an overview of the building of the National Road, a project that shaped the geography and history of the US by uniting east and west, and ultimately dividing north and south. It describes the origins, evolution, and meaning of the National Road for American culture, economics, and patterns of settlement. The text argues that, because of the emerging technology of the railroad, the National Road was obsolete from the time it was built; and in addition, it argues that it was also premature, because the technology necessary for making efficient use of an improved road network was nearly a century away.
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Pauer, Gyula. Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 424 p. Contains: Illustrations. Creating the North American Landscape (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Large hardcover with dj. No markings. Mild if any shelf wear
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Americana; Transportation. ISBN: 0801851556. ISBN/EAN: 9780801851551. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24032.
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Very Good. Size: 10x8x1; hardcover with dust jacket, full number line, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. As New. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, drawings and maps. Director of Photography, George F. Thompson and Cartography by Gyula Pauer. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with free tracking. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. A volume in the Road and American Culture series. Selling Used and Rare books from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; The Road and American Culture; Black-and-white illustrations and maps; 4to.; 492 pages.
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