The Jefferson Highway - Blazing the Way from Winnepeg to New Orleans

Informationen zum Autor Lyell D. Henry Jr. is emeritus professor of political science at Mount Mercy University, where he taught from 1982 until retiring in 1999. He is the author of two earlier books: Zig-Zag-and-Swirl: Alfred W. Lawson's Quest for Greatness (Iowa, 1991) and Was This Heaven? A Self-Portrait of Iowa on Early Postcards (Iowa, 1995). He lives in Iowa City, Iowa. Klappentext The first book on the Jefferson highway! this covers its origin! history! and significance! as well as its eventual fading from most memories following the replacement of names by numbers on long-distance highways after 1926. In this study Lyell D. Henry Jr. contributes to the growing literature on the earliest days of road-building and long-distance motoring in the United States. Zusammenfassung The first book on the Jefferson highway! this covers its origin! history! and significance! as well as its eventual fading from most memories following the replacement of names by numbers on long-distance highways after 1926. In this study Lyell D. Henry Jr. contributes to the growing literature on the earliest days of road-building and long-distance motoring in the United States.

Product details

• Authors: Henry, Lyell D Jr Henry, Lyell D. Henry, Lyell D. Jr. Henry, Lyell D. Henry Jr
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9781609384210
• ISBN: 978-1-60938-421-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Iowa and the Midwest Experienc; Iowa and the Midwest Experience; Iowa and the Midwest Experience; Iowa and the Midwest Experienc
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches