Hell on Wheels
Author | : David Blanke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105123266756 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hell on Wheels written by David Blanke and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the rise and growing popularity of the automobile during the first half of twentieth-century America, which brought with it a dark undercurrent. On the one hand, Americans embraced the newfound sense of freedom and mobility embodied by the automobile; on the other, they grew increasingly anxious about and fearful of the enormous threat that cars--and car accidents--posed to public safety.