Download or read book Route 66 Chronicles Vol II the Good Old Days written by Gerald M. Knowles and published by Gerald M Knowles. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1940's, kids like me were mesmerized by the beguiling objects found at Rimmy Jim's in Two Guns and at the El Tovar at the Grand Canyon. Sugared oranges in miniature crates, colorful sweets in little glass cars fascinated us and were cherished treasures. The old trading posts, like the venerable Wolf's on the Little Colorado, tempted their enchanted 1800's travelers with champagne imported from Europe and other unimaginable wonders. Further down the river, Cameron's proudly offered Indian blankets, furs and silver - earthy mementos snapped up by 1900's tourists under the spell of the Southwest. Many writers attempted to capture the quintessence of the West. Of an evening, I'd read Zane Grey's captivating stories, tales that breathed life into my Tucker Flat Gang haunts - the high desert mesas and Camp Geronimo Scout Camp along the Mogollon Rim. Grey infused excitement into our favorite stomping grounds, and we joyfully interpreted what Grey created so beautifully in his books. At an early age, the caverns of the Alvarado in Albuquerque and the halls of La Posada in Winslow were special to me. I have identified many of those old Opera Houses from Flagstaff, Salida, and Gallup where my Grandmother and sister sang, danced and told tales. Of a day on the old state at the Tabor in Leadville I swore I heard Monon Erin in the winds singing through the rafters. The allure of Route 66 is due in part to the inevitable infusion of detail and drama into the vast array of its diverse icons. The contents of this book provide intriquing information about those icons and will deepen understanding for anyone seeking heretofore hidden dimensions of the Road. May those near and far discover newfound joy and 'get their kicks' reading about that great old Route 66. Do moments in time live forever? Quantum theory of modern physics says yes they do. Therefore, those precious moments of life on Route 66 days must be secreted somewhere deep inside the psyches of both townies and sojourners of old Route 66. Can those moments be recaptured and brought alive again? Christopher Reeves did so in "Somewhere in Time"? As the movie implied, could autosuggestion and self-hypnotism provide access to those long gone feelings, scents, images and sounds that made Route 66 a carnivalesque adventure-filled with constant thrills and excited expectations about the next thing down the road? The GOOD OLD DAYS is a serious effort to recreate certain moments in time-the one in a lifetime events, the unforgettable characters, and the exquisite places. At that famous corner in Winslow, Arizona an overwhelming and breathless thrill wells up in one's chest each September as refrains from "Take it Easy" boom into the night air- It especially endearing to be standing on the spot where one jerked chocolate sodas and a father filled prescriptions. The Corner in Winslow was a vortex of Route 66 culture and stands as a Rubicon for Rusty's passageway into adolescence -his romances, rites of passage, a work ethic and lasting identity. Like many small communities of the West, Winslow provided a crucible of democracy in the formation of character, commitment and compassion. Winslow High School was highly esteemed by the University of Arizona. It produced a US Attorney General, an Air Force General, a Kennedy Space Center Director, a Federal Judge, an All-American Football Player, a US Hall of Fame Football Coach, world renowned celebrities and Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Jay R. Vargas. Those old haunts, now dark buildings, lonely deserts, secret canyons and the mysterious buttes and mountains of the good old days cry out for the their warm spirits to be rekindled once again and become alive another time in our minds. There is a passion and a quest for recapturing the good old days on the part of those who lived there and those who journey the Road for the first time.
Download or read book Hip to the Trip written by Peter B. Dedek and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2007-04-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dedek paints a complex portrait of America's most famous highway.
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 Monthly Chronicle of North Country Lore and Legend written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Route 66 written by Arthur Krim and published by George F Thompson Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the J. B. Jackson Prize for the Best Book in Cultural Geography!
Download or read book A Matter of Time written by Ellen Klinkel and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Route 66 may never return as an American highway, but it will never disappear from our collective memory. The Mother Road touches our very soul, causing us to reflect on the past and reconsider our place in the present. A Matter of Time offers readers a fresh and different perspective. Documenting 101 distinct locations along historic Route 66, this book emphasizes forgotten and familiar places—relics of the past that are seldom, if ever, portrayed in print. Photographer Ellen Klinkel first traveled Route 66 in 2013. Immediately inspired to capture the road “in its pure essence” through the lens of her camera, she returned over the next four years to photograph various sites along the old highway. As she explains, the road is the “main character” in all her images, whether they depict a dramatic sky along Tornado Alley, a nightscape in the Mojave Desert, or a tranquil early morning on the Santa Monica Pier. She is drawn to places that evoke change and abandonment—especially ones that became obscure during the road’s periodic rerouting—as well as revival. A Matter of Time follows the journey that so many Americans traveled for decades: starting from downtown Chicago, coursing through multiple states in the Midwest and Southwest, and culminating in Santa Monica, California, near Los Angeles. As a Route 66 historian and advocate, Nick Gerlich is deeply familiar with the entire route, both through personal experience and extensive research. His in-depth captions place Klinkel’s photographs in historical and cultural context, enhancing our understanding of her haunting images. Together, photographer and historian inspire new and unexpected ways to appreciate America’s Main Street.
Download or read book The Route 66 Encyclopedia written by Jim Hinckley and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia with a twist, The Route 66 Encyclopedia presents alphabetical entries on Route 66 history, landmarks, personalities, and culture, from Bobby Troup’s anthem “Route 66� to The Grapes of Wrath to the Wigwam Motel, illustrated with over 1,000 old and new, color and black-and-white photos and memorabilia.You'll learn about Jack Rittenhouse and Will Rogers as well as the contributions of lesser-known figures like Arthur Nelson and Angel Delgadillo. With references to the old (including the history of the U Drop Inn Café in Texas) and new (including a section about the recent Cars movie), The Route 66 Encyclopedia provides a sweeping look at a highway that has become more than just a road. These pages cover the history of Route 66 and the people who played a role in its transformation from highway to icon between 1926 and the present, but like the highway itself, this work does not fit within the traditional confines of generalities or terminology. Yes, this is an encyclopedia, a reference book for all things Route 66. However, it is also a time capsule, a travel guide, a history book, a memorial, a testimonial, and a chronicle of almost a century of societal evolution.
Download or read book The American Dream written by Shing Yin Khor and published by Zest Books. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a child growing up in Malaysia, Shing Yin Khor had two very different ideas of what “America” meant. The first looked a lot like Hollywood, full of beautiful people and sunlight and freeways. The second looked more like The Grapes of Wrath - a nightmare landscape filled with impoverished people, broken-down cars, barren landscapes, and broken dreams. Those contrasting ideas have stuck with Shing ever since, even now that she lives and works in LA. The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 is Shing’s attempt to find what she can of both of these Americas on a solo journey (small adventure-dog included) across the entire expanse of that iconic road, beginning in Santa Monica and ending up Chicago. And what begins as a road trip ends up as something more like a pilgrimage in search of an American landscape that seems forever shifting, forever out of place.
Download or read book Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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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 Outdoor Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notes and Queries written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Good Old Days written by W. H. Carey and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sketch written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Athenaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
