Grade 2-4?A look at the old Lincoln Highway, a pre-Interstate road that reaches across the U.S. from New York City to San Francisco where today I-80 roughly follows its course. The information is presented in story format, as students at an elementary school in Nebraska learn about the history and current status of the thoroughfare. A road rally, featuring antique cars belonging to members of the Lincoln Highway Association, stops at the school and the drivers answer questions about their cars and their journeys along the route. This rather weak story line and overall format will not hold the interest of readers who do not have a geographical connection to the Lincoln Highway. The main text is interspersed with tiny black-and-white line drawings. Unfortunately, the more interesting photographs, some in color, are placed near the end of the book, along with a map, a selection of Burma-Shave jingles that appeared as advertisements along the roadside, and a list of towns along the way.?Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Midwest Book Review
Link Across America: A Story Of The Historic Lincoln Highway brings to life the historical saga of America's developing transportation system early in the 20th century. It gives historical perspective to a great old highway -- the conception, the financing, the first improvements, the old cars, the travelers, and it speaks of the work today to preserve what remains of the historical original roadway. Link Across America presents young readers ages 8 to 13, the historical information and photographs enabling them to appreciate a part of American transportation and cultural history.
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