Roads of Destiny is a unique study of the role 22 waterways, trails and roads played in the expansion of Colonial America to the Mississippi between 1635 and 1850, and of their tremendous historical significance in the realization of America's Manifest Destiny.

Interweaving narrative and excerpts from travelers' Journals of the times, Mr. Waitley vividly describes the growth of cities along the Great Lakes and the Mississippi, the development of King's Highway, the first "interstate" road between Boston, New York, and Charleston that played an essential role during the American Revolution, and the Nation's expansion to the Midwest along the National Road, now Interstate 70.

Roads of Destiny is complete with maps relating the old roads to the highways of today and descriptions of National and State parks and local historical monuments located along these routes.

This is a book that will enhance anyone's travels whether he is speeding along the first roads, or whether he is a professional or amateur historian enjoying an armchair trip along the paths America followed on her journey West to become a continental power.