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Title: "Large and Difficult Problems": The War Hero and the Rural Free Delivery He Made Possible
Accession Number: 01100255
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Civil War hero, lumberman, engineer, inventor, and railroad company president Roy Stone was "the pioneer advocate of good roads in the United States," and the first chief of a federal agency for overseeing road development. A neglected part of his masterful road improvement strategy was nurturing the growth of rural free delivery of mail—which became a compelling argument for better roads.
Language: English
Authors: Cullen, Robert GPagination: pp 10-13
Publication Date: 2008-3
Serial: Media Type: Print
Features: Photos; References
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jun 2 2008 9:14AM
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