Reading the road : U.S. 40 and the American landscape
著者
書誌事項
Reading the road : U.S. 40 and the American landscape
University of Tennessee Press, c1997
Rev. ed
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全3件
注記
"First edition published under the title U.S. 40: a roadscape of the American expeience by the Indian Historical Society."--t.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-151)
収録内容
- Reading the road : the above-ground archaeology of the American highway
- A road guide to U.S. 40 in Indiana, past and present
- The road in American life : selected sources
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Once known as the National Highway, U.S. 40 has long been a major east-west route across America. In this fascinating and profusely illustrated book, Thomas J. Schlereth explores the historic landscapes and cultural legacies that are evident alongside the 156 miles of the highway that bisect central Indiana. In Part I, the author shows how the extant physical evidence of any American road can be interpreted in a way that illuminates its historical development and contemporary meaning. Part II applies those interpretive techniques to the Indiana section of U.S. 40, focusing on four historical periods: the highway's "National Road" era (1827-49); the time frame of its private highway associations (1850-1925); its resurgence as part of the national numbered highway system (1925-present); and its role since the advent of the Interstate era (1960-present). In Part III, Schlereth reviews the scholarship on American highways, including bibliographical resources that he consulted in his original research as well as new studies published since the book's original appearance.
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