The Lincoln Highway; Main Street Acorss America by Drake Hokanson - 1988

Iowa City, IA: The University of Iowa Press, 1988 The University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA. 1988. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight sunfading to board extremities. DJ: Near Fine; slight rubbing to panels. Blue cloth boards with dark blue overlay on the spine with bright white lettering on the spine. 159 pp 4to. In 1912 Carl Fisher proposed a highway across America that would allow the average American to experience the United States from coast to coast. This is the story of his efforts and the unrelenting work of others to create the first trans-continental highway across the USA. The author tells of the highway and all that came with it in 80 B&W photos; cafes, hotels, gas stations. A clean very presentable copy.