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Route 66: The Mother Road

Route 66: The Mother Road more books like this

by Michael Wallis

Published two years ago to coincide with the route's sixty-sixth anniversary, the social history of Route 66, which spurred a revival of the dying American road, evokes the magic of the people and landscapes that surround it. Reprint. NYT.

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Route 66 Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion

Route 66 Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion more books like this

by Tom Snyder (Preface by), Michael Wallis (Introduction by)

Celebrating the history and current revival of a great American highway, the author paints a vivid portrait of life on Route 66, and the people who haunt it, including cattle rustlers, gangsters, hitchhikers, and everyday travelers. Original. 20,000 first printing.

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American Route 66: Home on the Road

American Route 66: Home on the Road more books like this

by Jane Bernard

Featuring powerful portraits and beautiful colour images with poignant and often humorous interviews, this is a contemporary portrait of America's first highway. It documents how the heritage of Route 66 is reflected in the current conditions and rhythms of life and portrays a fresh spin on local folklore and Americana.

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Route 66 Adventure Handbook

Route 66 Adventure Handbook more books like this

by Drew Knowles

A guide to all the exuberance, splendor, and absurdity of Route 66, this reference includes details on the magnificent architecture, natural wonders, vintage motels and cafes, unique museums, offbeat attractions, fascinating artifacts and icons, and kitschy tourist traps that dot this famous stretch of road.

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Route 66 remembered

Route 66 remembered more books like this

by Michael Karl Witzel

Route 66 in text and photos, celebrating its roadside attractions, gas stations, diners, and motels.

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Traveling Route 66

Traveling Route 66 more books like this

by Nick Freeth, Paul Taylor (Introduction by)

Often called America's Main Street, Route 66 was part of the American Dream, generating its own myths and romance and inspiring scores of novelists, poets, artists, moviemakers, and songwriters to weave its image into their work. This compact book follows the path of the Mother Road and captures its magic. 240 full-color illustrations.

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Route 66

Route 66 more books like this

by Tim Steil, Jim Luning (Photographer)

In this colorful biopic of the "Mother Road", Steil retraces the wandering path of Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, returning home with a scrapbook of new color photography and evocative period imagery of attractions that continue to operate despite the demise of the legendary two-lane. 90 photos, 80 in color.

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Legendary Route 66: A Journey Through Time Along America's Mother Road

Legendary Route 66: A Journey Through Time Along America's Mother Road more books like this

by Michael Karl Witzel, Gyvel Young-Witzel, Jim Ross (Foreword by)

Starting in Chicago and ending in Los Angeles, Route 66 is possibly the best-known road in the world, full of travels, stories, histories. It carries truckers across country, Oakies fleeing the dust bowl in the Great Depression, Gi's returning home after World War II, sun seeking vacationers, and inspired both Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath", ...

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Route 66

Route 66 more books like this

by Nick Freeth

Following an overview of the Mother Road's early history and its construction in the 1920s, this visual odyssey conducts readers from Illinois to California, presenting narratives that trace the course of Route 66 across each state. 460 illustrations, 430 in color.

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American Signs: Form and Meaning on Route 66

American Signs: Form and Meaning on Route 66 more books like this

by Lisa Mahar-Keplinger

The roadside sign has become an American icon: a glowing neon symbol of the golden age of the open road. Yet signs are complex pieces of design, serving not only as physical markers but also as cultural, political, and economic ones. In "American Signs," Lisa Mahar traces the evolution of motel signs on Route 66 in a distinctive visual approach ...

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Along Route 66 more books like this

by Quinta Scott

"Along Route 66" describes the architectural styles found along the highway from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, and pairs photos with stories of the buildings and of the people who built, lived in and made a living from them. With striking images and unforgettable histories, Scott has documented the culture of America's most famous road. 250 ...

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Haunted Highway: The Spirits of Route 66 more books like this

by Ellen Robson, Dianne Halicki

This travel guide combines the history and lore of America's most famous highway with sixty-six spine tingling tales of ghostly encounters. From spooky roadhouse honky-tonks to haunted hotels, what could be more fun than a good ghost story? Includes maps, photographs, addresses and phone numbers of all the spectral sites along the route.

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Hogs on 66: Best Feed and Hangouts for Road Trips on Route 66 more books like this

by Michael Wallis, Marian Clark

Michael Wallis and Marian Clark team up to celebrate two beloved American icons, Harleys and Route 66. Hogs on 66 mixes food, fun and the freedom of the road in colorful photographs, stories, and information about Hog-friendly Hangouts, where to buy your Harley stuff, road tips, profiles from the road, biker wedding spots and several hundred ...

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Double Heart Diner more books like this

by Annie Jones

The newest series to join the humor-filled A Time for Laughter...and Romance line, the ongoing tale of the Double Heart Diner begins with the story of a very different man and a woman who set out on their own personal quests, only to find that the treasure God plans for them is worth far more than they ever dreamed. All Jett Murphy wanted to do ...

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One for the Road more books like this

by Crystal Green

A dull job, boring relationships. Life was a yawn when Lucy Christie decided to hit the road with her best friend. But she didn't know just how much her dream vacation--a drive down Route 66 in search of no-questions-asked, guilt-free sexual encounters--would shake things up. Her first conquest was Joshua, a cowboy with fancy boots and hips made ...

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Route 66 more books like this

by Gerd Kittel, Alexander Bloom (Text by), Freddy Langer (Text by)

The road that became known as Route 66 holds a unique place in American popular culture. Unlike any other road in world history, this modest two-lane highway took on cult status, bound up with American nostalgia for a recent past in which life was far less complex and mechanized than it has now become. Inaugurated by a group of businessmen in the ...

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Molly's Route 66 Adventure more books like this

by Dottie Raymer, Molly McIntire, Pleasant Company Publications (Creator)

Girls can hop into the backseat with Molly for a trip down Route 66. This journal-style book features historical photographs, a secret decoder, and eight pullout souvenirs for girls to keep, including a Wanted poster!

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Hip to the Trip: A Cultural History of Route 66 more books like this

by Peter B Dedek

Before and since its official closure in 1985, historic U.S. 66 became associated with the deserts, Indians and cowboys of the Southwest, the "Okies" of the Great Depression, and the millions of vacationers who took to the highway in their streamlined automobiles and found adventure on the open road from the late 1940s to the 1970s. Route 66 has ...

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66/99: An American Road Trip more books like this

by Kent Baker, Kent, Susanne Konig (Editor)

Route 66 is one the world's most famous highways. Kent Baker takes the reader for a ride, from East to West, and back, across America along this famous route.

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Cupid's Corner more books like this

by Annie Jones

Annie Jones's delightful Route 66 series continues with the story of two very different people who seem to have nothing in common -- but who are brought together by the God they both serve. Mayor Jenny Fox of Cupid's Corner, Kansas, is out to break a record set back in the town's glory days along Route 66, with sixty-six weddings to take place in ...

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Searching for 66 more books like this

by Tom Teague, Bob Waldmire (Illustrator)

A "pop American gothic" by two men deeply involved in preserving the Route 66 heritage.

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A Death on 66: A Taggart Roper Mystery more books like this

by William Sanders

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Greyhound Tales from Route 66 more books like this

by Howard Suttle (Illustrator)

From small laughs to huge tragedies, ballerinas to teenage runaways, Suttle'syears as a motorcoach driver along the nation's famous "Mother Road" left himwith great tales about the human condition and spirit.

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The Route 66 Cookbook more books like this

by Marian Clark

From Chicago to LA, these are the stories of the best-loved eateries along Route 66. Through memorabilia and recipes these restaurants come to life.

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Route 66: America's First Main Street more books like this

by Spencer Crump

With prose supplementing modern and vintage photographs, the author tells how motorists can still travel over the remnants of Route 66, enjoying beautiful scenery and interesting people.

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