Divided highways : building the interstate highways, transforming American life / Tom Lewis.

Main entry:

Lewis, Tom, 1942- author.

Title & Author:

Divided highways : building the interstate highways, transforming American life / Tom Lewis.

Edition:

Updated edition.

Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2013]

Description:

xviii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-365) and index.
The chief -- Mastering nature -- The dreamway -- The GI and the general -- A grand plan -- The great puzzle -- Lines of desire -- Revolt -- Busting the trust -- New rules -- Continental drift -- The greatest of improvements -- Buried desires.

Summary:

In this updated edition, Lewis brings his story of the Interstate system up to date, concluding with Boston's troubled and yet triumphant Big Dig project, the growing antipathy for big federal infrastructure projects, and the uncertain economics of highway projects both present and future.

ISBN:

9780801478222 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0801478227 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780801467820 (ebook)

Subject:

Roads Social aspects United States History.
Transportation, Automotive Social aspects United States History.
Routes Aspect social États-Unis Histoire.
Transports routiers Aspect social États-Unis Histoire.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Highway & Traffic.
TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History.
Roads Social aspects.
Transportation, Automotive Social aspects.
Motorvägar.
United States.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 283485
Call No.: HE355 .L484 2013
Status: Available

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