Why We Drive: The Past, Present, and Future of Automobiles in America
by Andy Singer
Today,
we're married to our cars. But life behind the wheel of an automobile
didn't come naturally to Americans. Crooked politicians, unscrupulous
businessmen, burning streetcars, and convoluted tax shenanigans are a
few of the players in this gripping tale of corruption, greed, and
endless miles of asphalt. Comics, text, and historic photographs tell
the story of the rise of the U.S. highway system and the corresponding
demise of rail and public transportation. Also shown is the story of how
we can ditch the car and rebuild a functional transportation system
that will bring wealth, happiness, and freedom.
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Andy Singer is a graphical genius with a passion to reform the way we arrange things on the landscape—namely the car-clogged wilderness of suburban dreck where most of us have to live. He makes this set of difficult issues easy to understand and points the way to a happier mode of existence in places that are worth caring about and worth living in. Every politician in America should study this book.