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A concise illustrated guidebook for those wishing to explore and
know more about the storied gateway that made possible Alabama's
development. Forged through the Creek Nation by the United States,
the "federal road" was developed as a communication artery to link
the east coast with Louisiana. The postal road created tensions
within the Creek Nation that resulted in a devastating war in
1813-1814. The Federal Road served as the primary artery of
emigration into Alabama after the forced surrender of vast acreage
by the Creek Indians following the Creek War. Central to
understanding Alabama's territorial and early statehood years, the
Federal Road was both a physical and symbolic thoroughfare that cut
a swath of shattering change through the land and cultures it
traversed. The road revolutionized Alabama's expansion, altering
the course of its development by playing a significant role in
sparking a cataclysmic war, facilitating unprecedented American
immigration, and enabling an associated radical transformation of
the land itself. The first half of The Old Federal Road in Alabama:
An Illustrated Guide offers a narrative history that includes brief
accounts of the construction of the road, the experiences of
historic travelers, and describes major changes to the road over
time. The authors vividly reconstruct the course of the road in
detail and make use of a wealth of well-chosen illustrations. Along
the way they give attention to the very terrain it traversed,
bringing to life what traveling the road must have really been like
and illuminating its story in a way few others have ever attempted.
The second half of the volume, ""Touring on the Old Federal Road in
Alabama,"" is divided into three parts-Eastern, Central, and
Southern-and serves as a modern traveler's guide to the Federal
Road. This section includes driving tours and maps, highlighting
historical sites and surviving portions of the old road and how to
visit them.
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