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Despite their importance, the old?named auto 'trails' are largely forgotten. Historian Lyell Henry has turned his formidable talents to one of the most influential, the Pine to Palm road from Winnipeg to New Orleans. Anyone embarking upon his Jefferson Highway is in for a splendid ride! --Max J. Skidmore, author, Moose Crossing: Portland to Portland on the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway Travelers wise enough to shun the monotonous, crowded turnpikes and interstates must read this well-researched book. They will discover that the Jefferson Highway--the first transcontinental international highway traversing North America from north to south--is alive and well, especially in Iowa, where a century ago the brainchild of a Des Moines publisher became a reality. -- Michael Wallis, author, Route 66: The Mother Road Despite their importance, the old?named auto trails are largely forgotten. Historian Lyell Henry has turned his formidable talents to one of the most influential, the Pine to Palm road from Winnipeg to New Orleans. Anyone embarking upon his Jefferson Highway is in for a splendid ride! Max J. Skidmore, author, Moose Crossing: Portland to Portland on the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway Travelers wise enough to shun the monotonous, crowded turnpikes and interstates must read this well-researched book. They will discover that the Jefferson Highway the first transcontinental international highway traversing North America from north to south is alive and well, especially in Iowa, where a century ago the brainchild of a Des Moines publisher became a reality. Michael Wallis, author, Route 66: The Mother Road

Despite their importance, the old?named auto trails are largely forgotten. Historian Lyell Henry has turned his formidable talents to one of the most influential, the Pine to Palm road from Winnipeg to New Orleans. Anyone embarking upon his Jefferson Highway is in for a splendid ride! Max J. Skidmore, author, Moose Crossing: Portland to Portland on the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway

Despite their importance, the old?named auto 'trails' are largely forgotten. Historian Lyell Henry has turned his formidable talents to one of the most influential, the Pine to Palm road from Winnipeg to New Orleans. Anyone embarking upon his Jefferson Highway is in for a splendid ride! --Max J. Skidmore, author, Moose Crossing: Portland to Portland on the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway Travelers wise enough to shun the monotonous, crowded turnpikes and interstates must read this well-researched book. They will discover that the Jefferson Highway--the first transcontinental international highway traversing North America from north to south--is alive and well, especially in Iowa, where a century ago the brainchild of a Des Moines publisher became a reality. -- Michael Wallis, author, Route 66: The Mother Road

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Lyell D. Henry Jr is emeritus professor of political science at Mount Mercy University, USA where he taught from 1982 until retiring in 1999. He is the author of two earlier books: Zig-Zag-and-Swirl: Alfred W. Lawson’s Quest for Greatness (Iowa, 1991) and Was This Heaven? A Self-Portrait of Iowa on Early Postcards (Iowa, 1995). He lives in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

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