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Historic Highways Of America (Volume 12) Pioneer Roads And Experiences Of Travelers (Volume II)

Historic Highways Of America (Volume 12) Pioneer Roads And Experiences Of Travelers (Volume II)

Butler Hulbert, Archer

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral World HistoryRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354481965
ISBN13: 9789354481963
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 204
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.43 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Across mud tracks, forest traces and perilous mountain passes, a new nation learned to move. The road shaped the nation. In Historic Highways of America (Volume 12): Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers (Volume II), Archer Butler Hulbert continues his classic American history nonfiction book study of the routes that carried settlers, soldiers and traders across colonial and frontier America. Drawing on diaries, official records and early travel narratives, he evokes the realities of pioneer roads and trails and the frontier travel experiences that connected isolated communities and pushed settlement ever westward. Blending narrative and historical roadways reference, this pioneer travel history volume traces early American transportation routes as living stories, not dry maps, showing how distance, danger and ingenuity shaped life in 18th-19th century America. Hulbert's clear prose and eye for telling detail keep it engaging for American history buffs, while its thoughtful structure suits it well as a homeschool American history supplement or wider reading for students of early transport and expansion. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Essential for any early American roads collection and rewarding for anyone curious about how the United States took shape, Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers (Volume II) remains a key volume in the Historic Highways of America series and a touchstone for understanding how ordinary journeys underpinned a growing republic.

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