Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway,Used

Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway,Used

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Interstate 69 is an enlightening journey through the heart of America. With this epic tale of one vast and controversial road project, Matt Dellinger brings to life the countrys complex political, social, and economic landscape.The 1,400mile extension of I69 south from Indianapolis, if completed, will connect Canada to Mexico through Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. This socalled NAFTA highway has been in development for two decades, and while segments are under construction today, others may never be built. Eagerly anticipated by many as an economic godsend, I69 has also been opposed by environmentalists, farmers, ranchers, anarchists, and others who question both the wisdom of building more highways and the merits of globalization.Part history, part travelogue, Interstate 69 reveals the surprising story of how this extraordinary undertaking began, introduces us to the array of individuals who have worked tirelessly for years to build the roador to stop itand guides us through the many places the highway would transform forever: from sprawling cities like Indianapolis, Houston, and Memphis to the small rural towns of the Midwestern rust belt, the Mississippi Delta, and South Texas.In an era when bridges fall, levies fail, and states lease their toll roads to foreignowned corporations, Americans are realizing the central importance of infrastructure, how it affects our standard of living and quality of life and how it determines which places prosper and which places fade. This book illustrates vividly that the story of transportation is indeed the story of Americaand that story continues.Matt Dellinger connects these dots with an absorbingly human, ontheground examination of our countrys struggle with development. Interstate 69 captures the hopes, dreams, and fears surrounding what we build and what we leave behind.

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