Asphalt and Politics: A History of the American Highway System

by Thomas L. Karnes

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786442829
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/28/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	223
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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     

Editorial Reviews

This is a fun, early history of the American highway system...provides a new understanding of the growth of the highway system...excellent...comprehensive”—Choice; “clear...reader-friendly”—Izoom.com.

From the Publisher

"clear...reader-friendly"

Izoom.com

excellent history...comprehensive

Choice