The Cumberland Road
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1904]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (32)
- HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA VOLUME 10
- HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA VOLUME 10
- The Cumberland Road
- With Maps and Illustrations
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- PREFACE
- The Cumberland Road
- CHAPTER I
- OUR FIRST NATIONAL ROAD
- CHAPTER II
- BUILDING THE ROAD IN THE WEST
- CHAPTER III
- OPERATION AND CONTROL
- CHAPTER IV
- STAGECOACHES AND FREIGHTERS
- CHAPTER V
- MAILS AND MAIL LINES
- CHAPTER VI
- TAVERNS AND TAVERN LIFE
- CHAPTER VII
- CONCLUSION
- Appendixes
- APPENDIX A
- APPROPRIATIONS BY CONGRESS AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR MAKING, REPAIRING, AND CONTINUING THE ROAD
- APPENDIX B
- SPECIMEN ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR REPAIRING CUMBERLAND ROAD IN OHIO (1838)
- APPENDIX C
- ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A CUMBERLAND ROAD BRIDGE AND FOR TOLL HOUSES IN OHIO—1837
- APPENDIX D
- ADVERTISEMENT OF CUMBERLAND ROAD TAVERN IN OHIO—1837
- FOOTNOTES:
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