Translated into French, an essay by Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, is used as the conclusion of the book “Vivre et Lutter dans un Monde Toxique: Violence Environnmentale et Sante a l’age du Petrole.”
ALTOONA, Pa. — Brian Black’s newest book, “Ike’s Road Trip: How Eisenhower’s 1919 Convoy Paved the Way for the Roads We Travel,” has received a full review by Mark Yost for the Wall Street Journal.
“Ike’s Road Trip” tells the story of the exploratory, cross-country ride by the 28-year-old Army lieutenant colonel, Dwight Eisenhower. He and his colleagues led the coast-to-coast journey in some of the world’s first petroleum-powered vehicles and planted the dream of connecting America with roads.
Black is a distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona.
