Car Country: An Environmental History
Author:   Christopher W. Wells ,  William Cronon
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
ISBN:  

9780295994291


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   01 August 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Car Country: An Environmental History


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Author:   Christopher W. Wells ,  William Cronon
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780295994291


ISBN 10:   0295994290
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   01 August 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Prologue: A Car of One’s Own Part One | Before the Automobile, 1880-1905 1. Roads and Reformers Part Two | Dawn of the Motor Age, 1895-1919 2. Automotive Pioneers 3. Building for Traffic Photo Gallery One Part Three | Creating Car Country, 1919-1941 4. Motor-Age Geography 5. Fueling the Boom 6. The Paths Out of Town Photo Gallery Two Part Four | New Patterns, New Standards, New Landscapes, 1940-1960 7. Suburban Nation Epilogue | Reaching for the Car Keys Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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One of the great strengths of the book is Wells's meticulous work in revealing how the institutional, economic, and mental arrangements supporting 'Car Country' were set in place during the interwar years.... Wells's book is a remarkable achievement.--Theodore Strathman Southern California Quarterly


[T]he book is a fresh, well-documented history of roadbuilding policies in the United States between 1900 and 1960.--James M. Rubenstein Journal of American History (01/01/2014)


Author Information

Christopher W. Wells is associate professor of environmental history at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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