On the Move: Transportation and the American Story
- ISBN-10
- 0792251407
- ISBN-13
- 9780792251408
- Series
- On the Move
- Category
- History / United States / General
- Pages
- 319
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Authors
- Michael S. Sweeney, National Museum of American History, Janet F. Davidson
Description
A lavishly illustrated companion to the forthcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and the five-part History Channel series chronicles the history of American in terms of the vehicles and transportation networks that transformed the nation in a volume that encompasses a host of maps, artwork, artifacts, and period photography.
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Other editions
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- 2019-05-28
- 312 pages
- Paperback
- Princeton University Press
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- 2018-02
- 36 pages
- Paperback
- B.E.S. Publishing
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