Miles and miles of Texas :: 100 years of the Texas Highway Department /
On the eve of its centennial, Carol Dawson and Roger Allen Polson present almost 100 years of history and never-before-seen photographs that track the development of the Texas Highway Department. An agency originally created "to get the farmer out of the mud," it has gone on to build the v...
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| Zusammenfassung: | On the eve of its centennial, Carol Dawson and Roger Allen Polson present almost 100 years of history and never-before-seen photographs that track the development of the Texas Highway Department. An agency originally created "to get the farmer out of the mud," it has gone on to build the vast network of roads that now connects every corner of the state. When the Texas Highway Department (now called the Texas Department of Transportation or TxDOT) was created in 1917, there were only about 200,000 cars in Texas traveling on fewer than a thousand miles of paved roads. Today, after 100 years of t |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1623494575 9781623494575 |
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| spelling | Dawson, Carol, 1951- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpJbH7KTcpHGPdyGrpwYP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91054754 Miles and miles of Texas : 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / Carol Dawson and Roger Polson ; Geoff Appold, photo editor ; foreword by Willie Nelson. First edition. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Tracks, trails, mud, and money -- Out of the mud and into the mire : the Ferguson years -- "Fergusonism" -- The "Rock core of integrity" -- The wolves return -- War and peace -- The midcentury : Eisenhower's dream -- The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s -- The quiet giant : the 1990s -- From 2001 to the centennial. Print version record. On the eve of its centennial, Carol Dawson and Roger Allen Polson present almost 100 years of history and never-before-seen photographs that track the development of the Texas Highway Department. An agency originally created "to get the farmer out of the mud," it has gone on to build the vast network of roads that now connects every corner of the state. When the Texas Highway Department (now called the Texas Department of Transportation or TxDOT) was created in 1917, there were only about 200,000 cars in Texas traveling on fewer than a thousand miles of paved roads. Today, after 100 years of t Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation History. Texas. Highway Department History. Texas. Department of Transportation History. Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88013424 Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqbjFCwxd6hQJhbrFDcyd Texas. Department of Transportation fast Texas. Highway Department fast Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation fast Highway engineering Political aspects Texas History. Highway departments Texas History. Texas Politics and government 20th century. Technique routière Aspect politique Texas Histoire. Voirie (Administration) Texas Histoire. History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) bisacsh Transportation / Automotive / History. bisacsh Business & Economics / Industries / Transportation. bisacsh Highway departments fast Politics and government fast Texas fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJj8XjVR9hP7dPxwVtRqcP 1900-1999 fast Electronic books. History fast Polson, Roger Allen, author. has work: Miles and miles of Texas (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFXbwpfMhjvbvHF84jQ7RC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Dawson, Carol, 1951- Miles and miles of Texas. First edition. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016] 9781623494568 1623494567 (DLC) 2016015905 (OCoLC)946277517 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2222179 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Dawson, Carol, 1951- Polson, Roger Allen Miles and miles of Texas : 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / Tracks, trails, mud, and money -- Out of the mud and into the mire : the Ferguson years -- "Fergusonism" -- The "Rock core of integrity" -- The wolves return -- War and peace -- The midcentury : Eisenhower's dream -- The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s -- The quiet giant : the 1990s -- From 2001 to the centennial. Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation History. Texas. Highway Department History. Texas. Department of Transportation History. Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88013424 Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqbjFCwxd6hQJhbrFDcyd Texas. Department of Transportation fast Texas. Highway Department fast Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation fast Highway engineering Political aspects Texas History. Highway departments Texas History. Technique routière Aspect politique Texas Histoire. Voirie (Administration) Texas Histoire. History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) bisacsh Transportation / Automotive / History. bisacsh Business & Economics / Industries / Transportation. bisacsh Highway departments fast Politics and government fast |
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| title | Miles and miles of Texas : 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / |
| title_auth | Miles and miles of Texas : 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / |
| title_exact_search | Miles and miles of Texas : 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / |
| title_full | Miles and miles of Texas : 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / Carol Dawson and Roger Polson ; Geoff Appold, photo editor ; foreword by Willie Nelson. |
| title_fullStr | Miles and miles of Texas : 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / Carol Dawson and Roger Polson ; Geoff Appold, photo editor ; foreword by Willie Nelson. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Miles and miles of Texas : 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / Carol Dawson and Roger Polson ; Geoff Appold, photo editor ; foreword by Willie Nelson. |
| title_short | Miles and miles of Texas : |
| title_sort | miles and miles of texas 100 years of the texas highway department |
| title_sub | 100 years of the Texas Highway Department / |
| topic | Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation History. Texas. Highway Department History. Texas. Department of Transportation History. Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88013424 Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqbjFCwxd6hQJhbrFDcyd Texas. Department of Transportation fast Texas. Highway Department fast Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation fast Highway engineering Political aspects Texas History. Highway departments Texas History. Technique routière Aspect politique Texas Histoire. Voirie (Administration) Texas Histoire. History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) bisacsh Transportation / Automotive / History. bisacsh Business & Economics / Industries / Transportation. bisacsh Highway departments fast Politics and government fast |
| topic_facet | Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation History. Texas. Highway Department History. Texas. Department of Transportation History. Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944. Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944 Texas. Department of Transportation Texas. Highway Department Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation Highway engineering Political aspects Texas History. Highway departments Texas History. Texas Politics and government 20th century. Technique routière Aspect politique Texas Histoire. Voirie (Administration) Texas Histoire. History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) Transportation / Automotive / History. Business & Economics / Industries / Transportation. Highway departments Politics and government Texas Electronic books. History |
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