Stephen B. Goddard
"A readable and concise overview of how U.S. transportation came to its present pass. . . . Goddard is at his best when recounting the complex and interesting history of what has come to be called 'the highway lobby.'. . . An excellent book for the general reader with an interest in getting around."â€”Larry Fish, ,Philadelphia Inquirer,"This is a riveting story: of mighty railroads hamstrung almost overnight by government bureaucrats; of road interests led by General Motors Corp. conspiring in city after city to destroy efficient trolley systems . . . and of freeways that are far from free."â€”Bill Laitner, ,Detroit Free Press,"The combination of forces and fates that turned America into a giant parking lot from sea to shining sea is the subject of Stephen B. Goddard's lively pop history. . . . As Mr. Goddard ably points out, road-building and the creation of car-dependent suburbs have become ends in themselves."â€”James Howard Kunstler, ,Wall Street Journal,"The strength of Goddard's book is that he understands the complexities of manipulating public opinion to influence legislatures."â€”David Young, ,Chicago Tribune,"[Goddard's] book is a deft and easily read history of how transportation has shaped the nation and its economy, and ultimately, how a federation of truck and car interests drastically tilted national policies. . . . For many reasons this is an exceptionally important work."â€”Jim Dwyer, ,New York Newsday
History,Railways,Trains,Transport,Business,Cities,Urbanism,Politics,Nonfiction
Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century