A Guide to the National Road

A Guide to the National Road
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 426
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ISBN-10 : 0801851564
ISBN-13 : 9780801851568
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Book Synopsis A Guide to the National Road by : Karl B. Raitz

Download or read book A Guide to the National Road written by Karl B. Raitz and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion volume to The National Road is a traveler's guide to the nation's first federally funded highway. Combining a wealth of historical and geographical information, this book takes readers on a 700-mile journey through America's heartland, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Mississippi River. Illustrated with more than 300 maps and lithographs, this authoritative gudie leads us down a trail into our nation's past.


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