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Twentieth century sprawl : highways and the reshaping of the American Landscape /

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Examines how highways have transformed American communities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gutfreund, Owen D., 1963-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > United States > Growth > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Middlebury (Vt. : Town) > History > 20th century.
Smyrna (Rutherford County, Tenn.) > History > 20th century.
Denver (Colo.) > History > 20th century.
Interstate Highway System > History > 20th century.
Roads > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Transportation, Automotive > United States > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Highway federalism
  • Denver meets the automobile
  • The decentralization of post-World War II Denver
  • Automobiles and a small town
  • Bridges, bypasses, and boulevards
  • AutoCity : Smyrna, Tennessee.