The longest line on the map the United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the quest to link the Americas
Part I: The rail. The magnificent conception -- The eagle and the octopus -- The route of volcanoes -- Interlude. Out of the muck -- Part II: The road. Good roads make good neighbors -- The far western front -- Freedom road -- The missing link
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Scribner
2019
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| Ausgabe: | First Scribner hardcover edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Part I: The rail. The magnificent conception -- The eagle and the octopus -- The route of volcanoes -- Interlude. Out of the muck -- Part II: The road. Good roads make good neighbors -- The far western front -- Freedom road -- The missing link Chronicles the epic quest to connect the Americas via the Pan American Highway, detailing how its construction and evolution reflected two centuries of divergent history |
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| Beschreibung: | vii, 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, maps 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781501103902 978-1-5011-0390-2 9781501103919 978-1-5011-0391-9 |