| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xii, 272 pages ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
Swerving through the seventies : a family boldly leaves its driveway -- Pioneers of the pavement : the long road to the interstates -- Hey, where's everybody going? : Americans set off to discover America -- Packed in like sardines : join us, won't you? -- Smokeys in the bush : dodging cops (and stops) on the interstates -- Time to pass : diversions, directions and desperation -- Eating up the miles : dining while driving -- Inn and out : motels, hotels and invaders from space -- Heavy metal highways : land yachts, station wagons and "the Thing" -- Through the windshield together : a crash course in highway safety -- Up, up and away : all roads lead to the airport -- Leaving it all behind : the end of the road for road trips? |
| Subject |
Automobile travel -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Family vacations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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| Added Title |
Do not make me pull over |
| ISBN |
9781501188749 |
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1501188747 |
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