{"product_id":"dream-road-to-pan-america-a-century-in-pursuit-of-the-worlds-longest-highway-9780520416932","title":"Dream Road to Pan America: A Century in Pursuit of the World's Longest Highway","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn expansive and subversive history of the Pan-American Highway.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A century after the Pan-American Highway was first conceived, its story remains largely unknown--even to the hundreds of motorists who annually attempt the 30,000-kilometer drive from far northern Alaska to the tip of Tierra del Fuego. There is more to the highway, however, than the persistent allure of the open road. In \u003ci\u003eDream Road to Pan America\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Shawn William Miller unveils a larger tale of lofty ideals and bedrock greed, romantic adventure and pragmatic diplomacy, immigrant desperation and Indigenous resistance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book journeys to the early 1920s when everyday Americans invented the idea of a road that would spread fraternity, democracy, and prosperity across the hemisphere. It looks at the commercial and geopolitical interests that shaped the highway--often with little concern for those living along its margins--and explains why the road became an escape route for millions of migrants rather than a corridor for tourists. Miller contends that the highway's troubled past points to an unresolved future, offering insights into the growing costs of continuing down well-worn paths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shawn William Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520416932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn William Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Brigham Young University and author of \u003ci\u003eAn Environmental History of Latin America \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Street Is Ours: Community, the Car, and the Nature of Public Space in Rio de Janeiro\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Shawn William Miller \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311269818525,"sku":"9780520416932","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b8208d70-ccee-4b47-87e8-0c35ab8acedc.jpg?v=1779260150","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/dream-road-to-pan-america-a-century-in-pursuit-of-the-worlds-longest-highway-9780520416932","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}