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America's first interstate : the National Road, 1806-1853 / Roger Pickenpaugh.

America's first interstate : the National Road, 1806-18...

America's first interstate : the National Road, 1806-1853 / Roger Pickenpaugh.

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America's first interstate : the National Road, 1806-1853 / Roger Pickenpaugh.

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Full title

America's first interstate : the National Road, 1806-1853 / Roger Pickenpaugh.

Publisher

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2020]

Call Numbers

G 2020/5887

Record Identifier

74VKaqPQlOBO

MMS ID

991024324719502626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xii, 210 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2020]

Place of Publication

Ohio

Date Published

[2020]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"The National Road was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, this 620-mile road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was the main avenue to the West. Roger Pickenpaugh's comprehensive account is based on detailed archival research into documents that few scholars hav...

Alternative Titles

Full title

America's first interstate : the National Road, 1806-1853 / Roger Pickenpaugh.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-202) and index.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2020/5887

Record Identifier

74VKaqPQlOBO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaqPQlOBO

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ISBN

9781606353974 hardcover

1606353977 hardcover

DDC

388.10973

MMS ID

991024324719502626

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