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Greetings from the Lincoln Highway|Brian Butko

Greetings from the Lincoln Highway : A Road Trip Celebration of America's First Coast-To-Coast Highway

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Overview

The Lincoln Highway was the first continuous road to connect the coasts, allowing newly motorized Americans to cross the country by car. This book allows readers to travel across 100 years of the highway, from New York City to San Francisco, with stops at historic landmarks, bridges, taverns, movie palaces, diners, gas stations, ice cream stands, tourist cabins, and roadside attractions. Color maps and stories of the highway take readers through 14 states, with excerpts from memoirs and old postcards giving a feel for what early motoring was like--the good, the bad, and the muddy. The book is organized by state, with narrative information on what the original Lincoln Highway crossed through. There are historical tidbits and nostalgic details, along with information on what remains. This book is a useful treasure for travel planning and armchair reading.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781493041671
  • ISBN-10: 1493041673
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing
  • Publish Date: May 2019
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 x 0.69 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
  • Page Count: 288

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