{"product_id":"the-dixie-highway-in-illinois-james-r-wright-9780738560021","title":"The Dixie Highway in Illinois","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dixie Highway, once a main thoroughfare from Chicago to Miami, was part of an improved network of roads traversing the landscape of 10 states.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA product of the Good Roads Movement of the early 20th century, construction on the highway in Illinois took place from 1916 to 1921. When completed in 1921, the Dixie Highway was the longest continuous paved road in the state. It ran through parts of Cook, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois, and Vermilion Counties, with service stations, roadside diners, and campgrounds sprouting up along the way. With over 200 vintage photographs, \u003ci\u003eThe Dixie Highway in Illinois\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a tour from the Art Institute of Chicago, in the heart of the city on Michigan Avenue, to the Illinois state line east of Danville, exploring this historic highway and the communities it passes through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James R. Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738560022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738560021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d","brand":"James R. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998617940223,"sku":"9780738560021","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dixie-highway-in-illinois-james-r-wright-9780738560021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}