MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010008519
003 DLC
005 20110211084717.0
008 100324s2010 nyub b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010008519
020 $a9781416542490
020 $a1416542493
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn464593120
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050 00 $aHE355.3.E94$bD45 2010
082 00 $a388.1/220973$222
100 1 $aDellinger, Matt,$d1975-
245 10 $aInterstate 69 :$bthe unfinished history of the last great American highway /$cMatt Dellinger.
250 $a1st Scribner hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bScribner,$c2010.
300 $axii, 340 p. :$bmaps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 326-328) and index.
520 $aThe 1,400-mile extension of I-69 south from Indianapolis, if completed, will connect Canada to Mexico. It has been in development for two decades -- and has been opposed by environmentalists, farmers, ranchers, anarchists, and others who question both the wisdom of building more highways and the merits of globalization.
505 0 $aA line on the map. Overture ; A big breakfast ; The long drive ; A plane ride ; The hotel lobby ; The Washington lobby -- Indiana. The crossroads of America ; Small towns, big dreams ; When this was all field ; How things have changed ; New developments, old dreams -- Down South. The scenic route ; A company town ; Best-laid plans ; Highway 61 remade ; The Great River Bridge ; The long wait -- Texas. Boomstate ; Freeway isn't free ; Concrete futures ; Not so fast -- A line in the dirt. Major moves ; Grand opening ; Low fuel ; New blood ; Don't mess with Texas ; Broken ground ; The road ahead.
651 0 $aInterstate 69$xHistory.
650 0 $aExpress highways$zUnited States$xHistory.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010008519-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010008519-d.html