US 40 : a roadscape of the American experience / by Thomas J. Schlereth.

Main entry:

Schlereth, Thomas J.

Title & Author:

US 40 : a roadscape of the American experience / by Thomas J. Schlereth.

Publication:

Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society, 1985.

Description:

viii, 150 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:
Title on half-title page: U.S. 40.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150).
Preface: doing American history on the road -- Reading the road: the above-ground archaeology of the American highway -- A road guide to U.S. 40 in Indiana, past and present -- The road in American life: selected sources.

Summary:

Focusing on the historical development and physical environment of the route traversed by present-day U.S. 40 across Indiana, this field guide is designed to help its readers see the American highway as a mammoth outdoor museum of American history.

Subject:

Indianapolis Room Collection (IMCPL)
Travel.
United States Highway 40.
Indiana Description and travel.
Indiana History.
Indiana Descriptions et voyages.
Indiana Histoire.
Indiana.
United States United States Highway 40.
United States, Indiana Description and travel.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

U.S. 40
Roadscape of the American experience

Holdings:

Location: Library main 122868
Call No.: ID:85-B20969
Status: Available

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