TheBigRoads
- 作者
- 出版社 MarinerBooks
- 出版时间 2012年9月
- ISBN 9780547907246
- 定价 193.80
内容简介
“TravelershittingthehighwaysthissummermightbetterappreciatetheasphaltbeneaththeirtiresthankstothisengrossinghistoryofthecreationoftheU.S.interstatesystem.”—LosAngelesTimes
PerhapsnothingchangedthefaceofAmericamorethanthecreationoftheinterstatesystem.Atonceman-madewonders，economicpipelines，agentsofsprawl，anduniquelyAmericansirensofescape，theinterstatessnakeintoeveryaspectofmodernlife.TheBigRoadsdocumentstheirhistoriccreationandthemanypeoplethey’veaffected，fromthespeeddemonwhoinspiredaprimitivewebofdirtautotrails，tothecadreoflargelyforgottentechnocratswhoplannedthesystemyearsbeforeIkereachedtheWhiteHouse，tothethousandsofcitydwellerswhoresistedtheconcretejuggernautwhenitboredownontheirneighborhoods.
TheBigRoadstellsthestoryofthisessentialfeatureofthelandscapewehavecometotakeforgranted.Withaviewtowardplayersbothgreatandsmall，SwiftgivesreadersthefullstoryofoneofAmerica’sgreatestengineeringachievements.
“Engaging，informative...Thefirstthoroughhistoryoftheexpresswaysystem.”—JonathanYardley，WashingtonPost
“Thebookisaroadgeek’streasure—andeveryonewhotravelsthehighwaysoughttoknowthesestories.”—KirkusReviews
PerhapsnothingchangedthefaceofAmericamorethanthecreationoftheinterstatesystem.Atonceman-madewonders，economicpipelines，agentsofsprawl，anduniquelyAmericansirensofescape，theinterstatessnakeintoeveryaspectofmodernlife.TheBigRoadsdocumentstheirhistoriccreationandthemanypeoplethey’veaffected，fromthespeeddemonwhoinspiredaprimitivewebofdirtautotrails，tothecadreoflargelyforgottentechnocratswhoplannedthesystemyearsbeforeIkereachedtheWhiteHouse，tothethousandsofcitydwellerswhoresistedtheconcretejuggernautwhenitboredownontheirneighborhoods.
TheBigRoadstellsthestoryofthisessentialfeatureofthelandscapewehavecometotakeforgranted.Withaviewtowardplayersbothgreatandsmall，SwiftgivesreadersthefullstoryofoneofAmerica’sgreatestengineeringachievements.
“Engaging，informative...Thefirstthoroughhistoryoftheexpresswaysystem.”—JonathanYardley，WashingtonPost
“Thebookisaroadgeek’streasure—andeveryonewhotravelsthehighwaysoughttoknowthesestories.”—KirkusReviews
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