The longest line on the map: the United States, the pan-american highway, and the quest to link the Americas
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New York, NY; Scribner, 07/10/2018.
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First Scribner hardcover edition
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vii; 438 pages; illustrations; 24 cm.
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Gilpin County Public Library - NONFICTION
388.122 RUT
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388.122 RUT
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Published
New York, NY; Scribner, 07/10/2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition
Language
English
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The Pan-American Highway, monument to a centurys worth of diplomacy and investment, education and engineering, scandal and sweat, is the longest road in the world, passable everywhere save the mythic Darien Gap that straddles Panama and Colombia. The highways history, however, has long remained a mystery, a story scattered among government archives, private papers, and fading memories. In contrast to the Panama Canal and its vast literature, the Pan-American Highway-the United States other great twentieth-century hemispheric infrastructure project-has become an orphan of the past, effectively erased from the story of the "American Century."The Longest Line on the Map uncovers this incredible tale for the first time and weaves it into a tapestry that fascinates, informs, and delights. Rutkows narrative forces the reader to take seriously the question: Why couldnt the Americas have become a single region that "is" and not two near irreconcilable halves that "are"? Whether youre fascinated by the history of the Americas, or youve dreamed of driving around the globe, or you simply love world records and the stories behind them, The Longest Line on the Map is a riveting narrative, a lost epic of hemispheric scale.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rutkow, E. (07102018). The longest line on the map: the United States, the pan-american highway, and the quest to link the Americas (First Scribner hardcover edition). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rutkow, Eric. 07102018. The Longest Line On the Map: The United States, the Pan-american Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rutkow, Eric. The Longest Line On the Map: The United States, the Pan-american Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas Scribner, 07102018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rutkow, Eric. The Longest Line On the Map: The United States, the Pan-american Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas First Scribner hardcover edition, Scribner, 07102018.
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