Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway
Across the Continent by Effie Price Gladding is a travelogue written in the early 20th century, detailing the author's journey along the Lincoln Highway from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The narrative captures the diverse landscapes, cities, and social life of America during a time of growth and change, filled with vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes. Gladding's reflections on California's beauty and culture set the stage for an 8,600-mile adventure, offering insights into early automobile travel and the spirit of exploration in the United States.
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“The Lincoln Highway is destined to be a much-traveled road. Already the motorists of the West are turning the hoods of their motor cars to face the East and the motorists of the East are starting Westward. Happy is the man who has his hotel or inn situated on the road marked by the red, white, and blue.””
— Effie Price Gladding
“They tell us of a Western town whose citizens were so anxious to have their town on the Highway that they of their own responsibility painted red, white, and blue signs on the telephone poles leading into and through the town. Later they were reluctantly obliged to paint out these signs, as the Highway was not taken through their town.””
— Effie Price Gladding
“We were at last on the Lincoln Highway, the old road with the new name which runs from ocean to ocean and which is destined to be one of the famous highways of the world.””
— Effie Price Gladding
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