The National Road (The Road and American Culture)

Author: Karl B. Raitz
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Keywords: road, culture, american, national
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 1996-07-24
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0801851556
ISBN-13: 9780801851551

Book Description:

This comprehensive, authoritative and richly illustrated volume offers a sweeping overview of the project that shaped the geography and history of the U.S. by uniting East and West--and, ultimately, dividing North and South. With its companion volume, A Guide to the National Road, it describes the origins, evolution and meaning of the National Road for American culture, economics and patterns of settlement. Photos.


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