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The LINCOLN HIGHWAY The Story of a Crusade That Made Trans- portation History. Written from data supplied out of the day to day transac- tions of the Lincoln Highway Association. the changing panorama of American life brought KiVIEWING about by the combination of the automobile and the hard- surfaced highway, this book recalls the youth of the present genera- tion and its growth in a virtually new world. Step by step, the building of an effective organization for a coast to coast highway is portrayed. The personalities of the men who were responsible for it are described. How they were able, in spite of seemingly insurmountable obstacles and inertia, to infuse the idea with contagious interest, enthusiasm and support from an entire population, makes a story of real achievement in which the general reader will find much of interest. This history of what is now an accomplished revolution in the public attitude toward travel on the open road not only records the success and completion of the first transcontinental highway, but it offers a close-up study of the methods used at each step to finance the project, to harness publicity, and fuse political, industrial and agricul- tural interest successfully in the completion of a great adventure. nSpring I LasVegaa^ \ MAP OF STRATEGIC ROUTES V'" BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH AND CALIFORNIA PREPAREDFORTHE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE OFTHE UNITEDSTATES AYTHE LINCOLN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION NATIONALHRADQUATEBS DETROIT.MICHIGAN -/ LINCOLN HIGHWAY THE SPIRIT OF LINCOLNWAY MEMO -, Ji ' LINCOLN HIGHWAY THE STORY OF A CRUSADE THAT MADE TRANSPORTATION HISTORY WITH ILLUSTRATIONS MEAD COMPANY DODD, & NEWYORK 1935 ? COPYRIGHT, 1935 BY THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED NO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM THE PUBLISHER PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE VAIL-BALLOU PRESS, INC., BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
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