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The Eisenhower Interstate System - Building America: Then and Now John Murphy
The Eisenhower Interstate System - Building America: Then and Now
John Murphy
In the wake of the Great Depression, two wars, and at the dawn of the cold war, President Dwight D Eisenhower viewed a 'national road' system as vital to the nation's interest on several counts: defense, commerce, safety, and unity. The Interstate Highway Act of 1956 created the vast network of superhighways and beltlines.
144 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & illustrations, maps, primary source documents,
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 1, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9781604130676 |
| Publishers | Chelsea House Publishers |
| Pages | 144 |
| Dimensions | 328 × 194 × 9 mm · 430 g |
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