The Record-Setting Trips: By Auto from Coast to Coast, 1909-1916

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Summary: A welcome contribution to Automotive History
Review: The Record-Setting Trips: By Auto From Coast To Coast, 1909-1916 by automotive history expert Curt McConnell is a lavishly illustrated history of the dawn of cross-continental automotive travel by the general public. This was an era in which cross-country expeditions were made simply to prove that they could be done -- and to persuade the American public that the automobile was a safe, effective, and desirable form of transportation. Few roads connected even the major cities, and those that existed were often snow-clogged in winter, mud-bogged in spring, and deeply rutted the rest of the year. The Record-Setting Trips is a welcome contribution to Automotive History and American History reference collections. Also very highly recommended is Curt McConnell's previous book, Coast-To Coast By Automobile: The Pioneering Trips, 1899-1908 (0804733805, $...).