Download or read book Route 66 written by Michael Wallis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1990 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the legendary road, Route 66, begun in the early 1920s that covered 2400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Download or read book Legendary Route 66 written by Michael Karl Witzel, Gyvel Young-Witzel and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started in the heartland and originally ended in Los Angeles (not, contrary to myth, at the ocean). It carried truckers crossing the country, Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl, vacationers seeking the sun. It was Americas Main Street, the Mother Road, the Will Rogers Highway, and, at its dangerous curves, Bloody 66. Get your kicks on Route 66 with this wonderfully illustrated tribute to the best-loved highway in this car-loving nation. Michael Witzel shares his expertise and wealth of personal, archive, collector, and contributing photographer images in these pages, offering a nostalgic tour of the charms and oddities of this road through American cultural history. Starting in Chicago and running to Santa Monica, this book highlights the sights along the highway with historic and current photos in then-and-now pairings, and includes Route 66 postcards, road signs, trinkets, maps, brochures, and advertisements. Here we see Route 66 as it was in its heyday and as it is now, the neon glamour of yesterday versus the ghost towns of today. Witzel and his wife, Gyvel Young-Witzel, recount the highways history, its role in popular culture, and its demise, as well as the individual stories of famous sights. Several profiles of those with close ties to the Mother Road, including the woman who played Ruthie Joad in the The Grapes of Wrath film, are included.

Download or read book The Mother Road written by Meghan Quinn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never in a million years would I have pictured myself as an axe-wielding, dragon lady, chopping up multi-colored flannel shirts into my very own plaid mulch. But here I am, chopping away my frustrations. It all started when my brother, Paul, convinced me to go on one last family road trip across the Mother Road with him and my dad.. Just like old times, right? Wrong. What Paul fails to mention is his best man, Porter, will be joining us, who just so happens to be my childhood crush and the man who broke my heart four years ago. What is supposed to be a fun, family bonding experience across Route 66 turns into a war of pranks, awkward moments and bathrooms full of dirty flannel shirts and day old beard clippings. Paul's know-it-all attitude and Porter's devilish charm brings me to the brink of my sanity on my seven day trek across the United States with three bearded men in a small 1980's RV

Download or read book The Mother Road written by Jennifer Allee and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the course of a week, Natalie is dumped by her husband, receives an urgent call home from her father, and discovers her estranged sister is pregnant. A road trip on Route 66 may not help, but it sure couldn't hurt. Or so Natalie thinks, until Lindsay's boyfriend starts stalking them. Will their trip down the Mother Road bring the two sisters closer together or turn out to be the biggest wrong turn yet? "Relationships are the backbone of The Mother Road, and AlLee gives us real ones, conflicted and complicated. I alternated between cheering Natalie and wanting to smack her upside the head. Not that her younger sister is perfect. Not by a long shot. But I fell in love with these characters and wished the road trip hadn't ended so soon. Novel Rocket and I give it a very high recommendation. It's a must read." Ane Mulligan, Sr. Editor Novel Rocket "With a compelling, fresh voice, Jennifer AlLee blends Americana with the trials of a modern-day family. The Mother Road's a simply smashing story. Not to be missed!" - Patti Lacy Author, Reclaiming Lily "I felt like I was right there in the car with estranged sisters, Natalie and Lindsay, as they motored down The Mother Road toward a future free from heartache, loneliness, and fear. You don't want to miss this fun story that will tweak your every emotion (and a few you might have forgotten about)! I'm making space on my "keepers shelf" for this one!" - Loree Lough, best-selling author of more than 80 award-winning books, including reader favorite From Ashes to Honor

Download or read book The Mother Road written by Jennifer Allee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the course of a week, Natalie is dumped by her husband, receives an urgent call home from her father, and discovers her estranged sister is pregnant. A road trip on Route 66 may not help, but it sure couldn't hurt. Or so Natalie thinks, until Lindsay's boyfriend starts stalking them. Will their trip down the Mother Road bring the two sisters closer together or turn out to be the biggest wrong turn yet?

Download or read book Roadtrippers Route 66 written by Parent ROADTRIPPERS and published by Roadtrippers. This book was released on 2021 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to road-tripping along Route 66 presents the highway's very best stops--and it's the only guidebook with a fully integrated app.

Download or read book Route 66 written by Bob Moore and published by Cooper Square Pub. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trace the humble beginnings of Route 66 through its formative years to its present rebirth as an international tourist destination. The captivating text offers carloads of legends and lore, as well as miles of stories about the unique characters who have traveled the fabled road. Nostalgic photographs that capture the spirit of the highway's glory days are juxtaposed with modern images by award-winning photographers and tell today's version of Route 66's story. From the road's bustling origin in Chicago to its western terminus at the Pacific Oceans, this beautiful book will guide you through every roadside attraction. So fill your tank, put the top down, and find out what it really means to Get Your Kicks On Route 66!

Download or read book Here We Are on Route 66 written by Jim Hinckley and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here We Are . . . on Route 66 explores America’s fabled “Mother Road,” following Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica and offering an expert look back at vanished attractions—and sites still drawing thousands each year.

Download or read book Mother Road Serenade written by Kathy Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one is brought up with Route 66, you find that it calls to you. It sings to you wherever you have gone; always needing you to come home.It used to be the bloodline to the country. Now, it has mostly faded into legend. Those of us who love her still, visit as often as possible. We are family; a family which spans the globe, awaiting our opportunity to visit our Mother Road.We come to remember. We come to forget. We come to learn. We come to teach. We come to be part of the greatest "Road Family" on Earth. We listen to the call; we hear the song; we all know its tune. It's a love song... a serenade.The road twists and turns and rises and falls with the land on which it is built, like the path in the wilderness. It is dotted with the ghosts of the past, gas stations, hotels, signs, cars and people. If you listen ever so close, you can hear them whisper their stories to you.I am David Moon, Jr. Just before my father passed away, he asked me to travel Route 66, in his car. I came down the road to honor his request, or maybe to find him and the mother I never knew, through the memories he had left for me to find.What I found was me... Me and a family I didn't know I had and a love inside myself; a love I never imagined I had. A love for Route 66. This is, after all, a love story...a love song...the Mother Road Serenade.

Download or read book Ghost Towns of Route 66 written by Jim Hinckley and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the mystery and beauty of historic ghost towns from Illinois to California with this gorgeously illustrated guide to America’s favorite highway. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boom towns built around oil wells, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley as he tours more than twenty-five ghost towns, rich in stories and history, complemented by gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography by Kerrick James. Also includes directions and travel tips for your ghost-town explorations along Route 66.

Download or read book Route 66 written by Tom Snyder and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-03-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and expanded New stories-more details -Nearly 30 feet of strip maps -350 towns and attractions -More highway memorabilia -Mini-tours-rentals-discounts -Chicago-L.A. mileage table

Download or read book Along Route 66 written by Quinta Scott and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2001-11-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the way out. Invented on the cusp of the depression, Route 66 was the road out of the mines, off the farm, away from troubled Main Street. It was the road to opportunity. Between 1926 and 1956, many people from the southern and plains states trekked west to California on Route 66, the Mother Road. Some never reached California. Instead, they settled along the road, building restaurants, tourist attractions, gas stations, and motels. The architecture of each structure reflected regional building traditions and the difficulties of the times. The designs of buildings and signs served as invitations for passing travelers to stop, fill their tanks, have a bite, and stay the night. Along Route 66 describes the architectural styles found along the highway from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, and pairs photos with stories of the buildings and of the people who built them, lived in them, and made a living from them. With striking black-and-white images and unforgettable oral histories of this rapidly disappearing architecture, Quinta Scott has docomented the culture of America’s most famous road.

Download or read book Route 66 Yesterday and Today written by Joe Berardi and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book, Route 66 Yesterday and Today is the updated re-titled Route 66 Favorites book. It now has 15 large color maps for retracing the fragments of the original Route 66 highway. More color photographs have be added to this edition. Route 66 was the first all-weather cross-country highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. This book covers a little of the history and several of the sights and nostalgic relics of this by-gone time. We mention a few museums that have been erected to celebrate this magical era of freedom of travel. This type of travel was previously not possible or recommended due to lack of reliable maps and bad road quality. Now, mostly replaced by Interstate 40, Route 66 still calls to those who remember or long for that trip down the Mother Road. Old classic cars, trucks, gas pumps, motels and restaurants, some now rusted and aged, others newly restored, are featured in full color photographs. A description of our experience driving the route from Arizona to Missouri is included with special consideration given to the best places to visit. There are some humorous stops with decorated cars or mannequin mechanics. There is even a restaurant called The Roadkill Cafe and a motel where you sleep in a wigwam. Join us on this nostalgic journey down what's left of Route 66."

Download or read book Route 66 Treasures written by Jim Hinckley and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Route 66 Treasures offers an exciting new history of the Main Street of America, including more than a dozen facsimile re-creations of rare memorabilia from throughout the decades.

Download or read book Mother Road Redeemed written by R.J. Ingalsbe and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aaron Flaherty is forced to confront his addictive personality when it nearly brings him to an untimely end. Needing real change, he decides to relocate from his native Buffalo, NY to Los Angeles, CA, tracing Historic Route 66 along the way. Before leaving, Aaron receives an encrypted, anonymous email from one of his past lovers, persuading him to follow her clues among the fascinating attractions lining Americas Main Street. Aaron deciphers the several clues along the way and finally meets the mystery woman, Maria, amidst the Santa Monica Pier. They fall ecstatically in love while traveling the coast together, and shortly afterward they engage to be married. All seems well once they settle into their new lives. However, the hidden reality behind Maria slowly manifests, and it is beyond anything Aaron could have ever imagined. The ultimate mystery for Aaron to grasp, therefore, is how the love of his life can be involved in a desperate, radical event. Like so many business partnerships along the Mother Road, their relationship is forced to reconcile the warm, charming past with the cold, hard present. Can he understand and still love her? One thing is for sure--through their suffering Aaron is transformed, allowing him to move beyond his former addictions and lead a truly fulfilling life--a life inspired by the forsaken sense of community found among the struggling small towns of the Mother Road.

Download or read book Down the Mother Road written by Missouri. Department of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Illinois Haunted Route 66 written by Janice Tremeear and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s no detour from terror on this creepy thrill ride down part of America’s historic highway—from the author of Haunted Ozarks. Route 66 is no longer the main thoroughfare between Chicago and St. Louis, but if local lore is to be believed, ghostly traffic along the Mother Road continues unabated. Janice Tremeear chases down accounts of a man executed for witchcraft, the demon baby of Hull House, and the secrets of H. H. Holmes’s “Murder Castle.” Native American legends place the piasa bird in the skies above the highway’s southern stretch with the same insistence that characterize contemporary UFO sightings in the North. In between, spirits such as Resurrection Mary join the throng of hapless souls wandering the roadside of the Prairie State’s most famous byway.