Consuming Landscapes: What We See When We Drive and Why It Matters

Consuming Landscapes - What We See When We Drive and Why It Matters, by Thomas ZellerConsuming Landscapes: What We See When We Drive and Why It Matters
By Thomas Zeller
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022
Hardcover, 239 pages, $53.23

Reviewed by Brian Gallaugher

Central to Zeller’s thesis is the concept of “Roadmindedness,” that is, the belief, current in the early 20th century, that roads would elevate society and contribute to progress; and, even more, that “roads are worthy in and of themselves.”