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American Road The Story of an Epic Transcontinental Journey At the Dawn of the Motor Age
by Davies, Pete
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 080506883X
- ISBN 13
- 9780805068832
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 080506883X . New York: Henry Holt, (2002). First Edition, First Printing. Large 8vo. 274pp, Index, Notes. Hardcover. Book in very good plus condition (several corners creased), in very good dj (brief wear to edges). Map endpapers and 32 images from photographs and other sources. On July 7, 1919, a cavalcade of military motor vehicles began their epic journey across the United States to California, set in motion by the government "to crystallize the need for good roads". Among the young officers, Dwight Eisenhower, who, four decades later, launched the building of the interstate highway system. All but one in the convoy arrived in San Francisco on Sept. 6, 1919. ISBN 080506883X; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 274 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12393
- Title
- American Road The Story of an Epic Transcontinental Journey At the Dawn of the Motor Age
- Author
- Davies, Pete
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 080506883X
- ISBN 13
- 9780805068832
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- 080506883X, Highways, Transportation, Dwight D Eisenhower, Americana
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
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- First Edition
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