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American Road: The Story of an Epic Transcontinental Journey at the Dawn of the Motor Age (2002) (edit title/settings)

by Pete Davies (Author) (edit contributors)

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On July 7, 1919, a cavalcade of sixty-nine military motor vehicles set off from the White House on an epic journey. Their goal was California, and ahead of them lay 3,250 miles of mud and rock. Sixty-two days later they arrived in San Francisco, having averaged just five miles an hour.... read more

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IN 1919, THE United States was in a condition that might best be described as traumatized optimism.

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  1. Pete Davies (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 080506883X
Page Count: 304

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