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The Great Plains, Trains, & Automobiles

Year

2011

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

43m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Brian Unger, H.W. Brands, Mark Stein

Publication Information

A+E Networks

Summary

The history of transportation is hidden in the lines of the map. From canals to trains and cars, how did getting around help draw the American map? Could Chicago have been in Wisconsin? Why are states out West or so big and boxy?

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