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UNFOLDING THE NATION.
- Source :
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American Heritage . Apr88, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p34. 6p. 2 Color Photographs, 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 2 Maps, 1 Cartoon or Caricature. - Publication Year :
- 1988
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Abstract
- Focuses on the use of road maps in driving. When the 'Chicago Times-Herald' sponsored a road race and printed a rough diagram of the race in the paper, serving as the first American automobile road map; Number of cars registered in the United States by the year 1915, suggesting a need for road maps; When the first concrete road was built in Detroit, Michigan; Technological improvements making vehicle travel easier; Description of early road guides.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00028738
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Heritage
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 10046055