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This novel production offers the inquisitive American something even more concrete—a treatise on interstate highways. A delightful essay on the history of the interstate highway system, the program describes how freeways have transformed the continent in physical, sociological and psychological ways.
Sep 27, 1997 · Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life: Directed by Lawrence R. Hott, Tom Lewis. With Stephen Ambrose, Michael Smith, Dave Barry, Michele Grijalva. America's desire for freedom and the open road resulted in the construction of thousands of highways during the Eisenhower administration.
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- Documentary, History
- Lawrence R. Hott, Tom Lewis
- 1997-09-27
Dec 1, 1998 · Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life. Prod. by Lawrence R. Hott and Tom Lewis, 1997. 86 mins. (Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053) - 24 Hours access
Jan 1, 1997 · In Divided Highways, Tom Lewis tells the story of that system's creation, inside a broader history of how motoring in general transformed American life. Lewis principally concerns himself with the political rise of the highways, and the problems that followed once the ideal became a reality and people realized that reality comes with ...
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Dec 1, 1998 · describes the impact of the interstate highway system through interviews, newsreels, and archival material. explores the effect of the highways on community, culture, regionalism, and freedom, and considers the ideals, motives, and methods of its builders.
Apr 19, 2013 · Originally published in 1997, this book is an engaging history of the people and policies that profoundly transformed the American landscape—and the daily lives of Americans.
Apr 19, 2013 · In Divided Highways, Tom Lewis offers an encompassing account of highway development in the United States. In the early twentieth century Congress created the Bureau of Public Roads to...
