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Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike


Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpikebook coverLooking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike

Author: Angus Gillespie, Michael Rockland


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Book Information
  Subject: History
ISBN: 0-8135-1955-1
Pages: 214; 15 b&w illus.
Binding: Paper
   
Reviews
  "A vivid, authentic and often humorous picture of life within this otherworldly corridor . . . an original and substantial work."--New York Times Book Review

"A fascinating account of the best known landmark in the Garden State--the New Jersey Turnpike. . . . If there is anyone out there who believes that a book on a turnpike will be dull and uninspiring, guess again."--Christian Science Monitor

"An off-beat look at all facets of Turnpike life: the building of New Jersey's most famous road; its toll collectors; rest areas; the people with the turnpike as a neighbor; and more."--The Courier-Post

"Filled with interesting historical information about the roadway, explaining in comic detail the paramilitary mentality of the Turnpike Authority."--Boston Globe

"An enthusiastic exploration of the eminently user-unfriendly Turnpike's impact on suburban life, graffiti, mass transit, music, art, poetry, folklore, truck-stop sex--all human life as we know it."--New Jersey Monthly
   
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Biography
  Angus Kress Gillespie and Michael Aaron Rockland teach in the American Studies Department at Rutgers University.



 



 
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