America By Design: The Street
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Explores various forms of transportation and the ways in which railroads, canals, highways, and backroads have shaped and connected the continent. Highlights the work of Pierre L'Enfant, James Oglethorpe, and Daniel Burnham as designers who created special transportation that fostered civic pride. Suggests that U.S. history is written in the changing faces of our streets.
More in America By Design Series
- America By Design: Monuments 1987
- America By Design: The House 1987
- America By Design: The Shape of the Land 1987
- America By Design: The Street 1987
- America By Design: The Workplace 1987
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