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American Road: The Story of an Epic Transcontinental Journey at the Dawn of the Motor Age
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Pete Davies
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Owl Books
Publication date
April 1, 2003
Binding
Paperback
Edition
2 reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805072976
ISBN-10
0805072977
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$14.00
§As reported by publisher
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Amazon.com description: Product Description:
On July 7, 1919, a 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 mud and rock. Sixty-two days later they arrived in San Francisco, having averaged just five miles an hour.
American Road is the story of this incredible trip that was proposed by the government to crystallize the need for good roads. Pete Davies vividly chronicles this remarkable voyage, bringing to life the men on the trip, their trials with uncooperative equipment and weather, and the punishing landscape they encountered. This richly detailed book is a piece of history unknown to many, and a celebration of our love affair with the road.
American Road is the story of this incredible trip that was proposed by the government to crystallize the need for good roads. Pete Davies vividly chronicles this remarkable voyage, bringing to life the men on the trip, their trials with uncooperative equipment and weather, and the punishing landscape they encountered. This richly detailed book is a piece of history unknown to many, and a celebration of our love affair with the road.
Editions
Hardcover
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
The price comparison is for this edition
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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