The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
In The Road Taken, Henry Petroski examines the history of America’s infrastructure and considers its future. By focusing on the systems and decisions that shape national development, the book offers an accessible perspective on how roads, bridges, and other essential structures influence everyday life and the country’s direction.
About This Book
Henry Petroski explores the history of America’s infrastructure and the decisions that have shaped it.
The book considers how infrastructure supports everyday life, economic activity, and national development.
By looking at the road taken, Petroski connects past choices with questions about the future.
This is a broad, accessible work for readers interested in history, engineering, public policy, and the systems that hold society together.
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