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Book Title: Dixie Highway : Road Building and the Making of the Modern South, 1900-1930
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Tammy Ingram
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / 20th Century, Civil / Highway & Traffic, General, Automotive / General, American Government / General, Civil / General
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Transportation, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages