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The Crack-Up: Dwight Eisenhower & the Road Trip that Changed America, with Brian C. Black
The Crack-Up: Dwight Eisenhower & the Road Trip that Changed America, with Brian C. Black
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1919, a young Army officer named Dwight Eisenhower, along with a "Mad Max"-style military convoy, set out on a cross-country road trip to examine the nascent state of America's roads. Penn State Altoona's Professor Brian C. Black explains how this trip influenced Eisenhower's decisions decades later, both as general and president, and laid the groundwork for the rise of petroleum-based engines and the interstate highway system.
Released:
Nov 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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