Asphalt and politics
Subtitle: a history of the American highway system
By: Thomas L. Karnes.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780786442829
Subjects: Express highways -- United States -- History; Express highways -- Government policy -- United States -- History; Express highways -- United States -- Finance -- History
Description: "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. It offers an analysis of state and federal road funding, modern road-building options, and the successes and failures of the current highway system"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.