Highways in Our National Life is a fascinating collection of essays on the history and significance of the American highway system. Featuring contributions from some of the most influential writers and thinkers of the mid-20th century, including Lewis Mumford and Frank Lloyd Wright, this symposium provides a comprehensive overview of the social, economic, and cultural impact of the automobile and the highway on American life. This book is essential reading for anybody interested in the history of transportation and urban development in the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.