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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Boston Post Road, which connected New York City and Boston and evolved into the nation's first major highway system, and describes the road's importance to the political, economic, and social development of the United States.
Author
Publisher
The Kent State University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The story of America's first government-sponsored highway The National Road was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, this 620-mile road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was the main avenue to the West. Roger Pickenpaugh's comprehensive account is based on detailed archival research into documents that few scholars have examined, including sources from the National...
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