Dream Road to Pan America: A Century in Pursuit of the World's Longest Highway

An expansive and subversive history of the Pan-American Highway.

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 Dream Road to Pan America, historian Shawn William Miller unveils a larger tale of lofty ideals and bedrock...