University of Texas at El Paso DigitalCommons@UTEP Open Access Theses & Dissertations 2013-01-01 Routes of Compromise: Road Building and Motor Transportation in Modern Mexico, 1920-1952 Michael K. Bess University of Texas at El Paso,
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[email protected]. ROUTES OF COMPROMISE: ROAD BUILDING AND MOTOR TRANSPORTATION IN MODERN MEXICO, 1920-1952 MICHAEL KIRKLAND BESS DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY APPROVED ___________________________________ Samuel Brunk, Ph.D., Chair ___________________________________ Charles Ambler, Ph.D. ___________________________________ Ernesto Chávez, Ph.D. ___________________________________ Stacey Sowards, PhD. ___________________________________ Benjamin C. Flores, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School Copyright © By Michael K. Bess 2013 Dedication to Mayeli, Nora, and Melvin ROUTES OF COMPROMISE: ROAD BUILDING AND MOTOR TRANSPORTATION IN MODERN MEXICO, 1920-1950 by Michael Kirkland Bess DISSERTATION Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at El Paso in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Department of History THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO December 2013 Acknowledgements My work in graduate school has brought me into contact with many wonderful people who inspired me, challenged me, and helped me to become a better scholar.