Displaying 1 of 1 2003 Format: Book Author: Davidson, Janet F. Title: On the move : transportation and the American story / by Janet F. Davidson & Michael S. Sweeney. Publisher, Date: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2003. Description: 319 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm Summary: Chronicles the history of America in terms of the vehicles and transportation networks that transformed the nation, in a volume that encompasses a host of maps, artwork, artifacts, and period photography. Subjects: Transportation -- United States -- History. Other Author: Sweeney, Michael S. National Museum of American History (U.S.) Notes: Companion book to exhibit at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Transportation and the making of a continental nation -- Community building in the railroad age -- The national economy gets a backbone -- Travel in the gilded age -- America goes urban -- On the rise: a society of mass consumers -- Road trip: fun, profit, and the American dream -- Suburbia explodes -- Superhighways: the pace picks up -- Enterprise in a global age. LCCN: 2003054305 ISBN: 0792251407 9780792251408 Other Number: 52553717 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 138128 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 388 Davidson Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
