Thomas L. Karnes

Asphalt and Politics

A History of the American Highway System

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From animal paths to superhighways, transportation has been the backbone of American expansion and growth. 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. The book offers an analysis of state and federal road funding, modern road-building options, and the successes and failures of the current highway system. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780786442829
• ISBN-10: 0786442824
• Artikelnr.: 26222450

Autorenporträt

The late Thomas L. Karnes taught at Tulane and Arizona State universities. He was the author of several books about United States and world history and lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
ONE-Good Roads     
TWO-Where There Is No Road     
THREE-The Lincoln Highway Association     
FOUR-The Military Complex     
FIVE-The Consequences     
SIX-The Congress     
SEVEN-Pie in the Sky     
EIGHT-Tales from a Few Cities     
NINE-The Brass     
TEN-Dollars     
ELEVEN-Innovative Highway Financing     
TWELVE-Congestion Pricing     
THIRTEEN-The Private Sector     
FOURTEEN-L'Envoi     
Epilogue     
Glossary     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index