Article - The Great Transcontinental Motoring Adventure of 1903

The Great Transcontinental Motoring Adventure of 1903
By William I. Lengeman III
Historic Traveler

Rising from humble beginnings near the end of the nineteenth century, the automobile quickly became an integral part of American life. By 1943, automobiles were so ubiquitous that essayist E.B. White quipped, “Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.”

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