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Motoring : the highway experience in America / John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle.

Author/creator Jakle, John A.
Other author/creatorSculle, Keith A.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoAthens : University of Georgia Press ; Chicago : In association with the Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago, ©2008.
Description274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Series Center books on American places
Center books on American places. ^A697854
Contents Motoring : an introduction -- America's good roads search -- Detour ahead : rebuilding America's roads -- Highways as public prerogative -- Dealerships and garages -- The tourist's roadside -- Rejecting the roadside as landscaped landscape -- Limited-access highways as dream fulfillment -- Motoring by truck -- Motoring by bus -- Convenience in store -- The highway experience : a conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-261) and index.
LCCN 2007022330
ISBN9780820330280 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN0820330280 (hard cover : alk. paper)

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