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Pete Davies
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Publication date
July 1, 2002
Pages
274
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805068832
ISBN-10
080506883X
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
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Original list price
$26.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Provides an entertaining account of the First Transcontinental Motor Train, a 1919 journey from the White House across 3,250 miles to California, documenting the events of the sixty-two-day trip, the vehicles, and its participants, including Dwight Eisenhower, who four decades later as president would launch the construction of America's interstate highway system. 17,500 first printing.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description:
A fascinating account of the greatest road trip in American history.
On July 7, 1919, an extraordinary cavalcade of sixty-nine military motor vehicles set off from the White House on an epic journey. Their goal was California, and ahead of them lay 3,250 miles of dirt, mud, rock, and sand. Sixty-two days later they arrived in San Francisco, having averaged just five miles an hour. Known as the First Transcontinental Motor Train, this trip was an adventure, a circus, a public relations coup, and a war game all rolled into one. As road conditions worsened, it also became a daily battle of sweat and labor, of guts and determination.
American Road is the story of this incredible journey. Pete Davies takes us from east to west, bringing to life the men on the trip, their trials with uncooperative equipment and weather, and the punishing landscape they encountered. Ironically one of the participants was a young soldier named Dwight Eisenhower, who, four decades later, as President, launched the building of the interstate highway system. Davies also provides a colorful history of transcontinental car travel in this country, including the first cross-country trips and the building of the Lincoln Highway. This richly detailed book offers a slice of Americana, a piece of history unknown to many, and a celebration of our love affair with the road.
On July 7, 1919, an extraordinary cavalcade of sixty-nine military motor vehicles set off from the White House on an epic journey. Their goal was California, and ahead of them lay 3,250 miles of dirt, mud, rock, and sand. Sixty-two days later they arrived in San Francisco, having averaged just five miles an hour. Known as the First Transcontinental Motor Train, this trip was an adventure, a circus, a public relations coup, and a war game all rolled into one. As road conditions worsened, it also became a daily battle of sweat and labor, of guts and determination.
American Road is the story of this incredible journey. Pete Davies takes us from east to west, bringing to life the men on the trip, their trials with uncooperative equipment and weather, and the punishing landscape they encountered. Ironically one of the participants was a young soldier named Dwight Eisenhower, who, four decades later, as President, launched the building of the interstate highway system. Davies also provides a colorful history of transcontinental car travel in this country, including the first cross-country trips and the building of the Lincoln Highway. This richly detailed book offers a slice of Americana, a piece of history unknown to many, and a celebration of our love affair with the road.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Henry Holt & Co (July 1, 2002)
9780805068832 | details & prices | 274 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $26.00
About: Provides an account of the First Transcontinental Motor Train, a 1919 journey from the White House across 3,250 miles to California.
About: Provides an account of the First Transcontinental Motor Train, a 1919 journey from the White House across 3,250 miles to California.
Paperback
2 reprint edition from Owl Books (April 1, 2003)
9780805072976 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.00
About: On July 7, 1919, a cavalcade of sixty-nine military motor vehicles set off from the White House on an epic journey.
About: On July 7, 1919, a cavalcade of sixty-nine military motor vehicles set off from the White House on an epic journey.
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