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Tourists and Trade: Roadside Craftsmen and the Highway Transforming Craft

  • By Bruce A. Austin

Bruce A. Austin’s Tourists and Trade: Roadside Craftsmen and the Highway Transforming Craft provides a multifaceted examination of a singular juxtaposition: a period in New York State history when a rising number of car owners were served by the improvement of roads, alongside the development o...

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