02462cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000130011910000390013224500240017126400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034549000420038150000310042350802060045452012970066053400450195765300200200283000420202285600430206499900170210741041UtSlPG20260610133934.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a04000825  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE151aHE1 aHulbert, Archer Butler,d1873-193314aThe Cumberland Road 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aHistoric Highways of America, Vol. 10  aRelease date is 2012-10-13  aProduced by Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The Cumberland Road" by Archer Butler Hulbert is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the significance and development of the Cumberland Road, also known as the National Road, which was established to facilitate westward expansion in the United States. The book delves into the road's construction, operation, and the societal impact it had on the regions it connected, detailing how it served as a crucial route for settlers and commerce during a transformative period in American history.  The opening of the book sets the stage by emphasizing the historical context of the Cumberland Road as a vital artery in the growth of the American frontier. It introduces the reader to the challenges of travel in the early 19th century, the legislative efforts that led to the road's creation, and the initial surveys for its route. Hulbert highlights the road's construction, the varied terrains it crossed, and its role in linking the eastern United States with burgeoning western territories. He foreshadows the impact of this monumental infrastructure in shaping communities and facilitating economic growth, as well as its eventual challenges in terms of maintenance and the evolving transportation landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCumberland Road 0aHistoric Highways of America, Vol. 1040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41041  c81880d81880