A Guide Book to Highway 66

A Guide Book to Highway 66
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Publisher : UNM Press
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : 9780826350503
ISBN-13 : 082635050X
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis A Guide Book to Highway 66 by : Jack D. Rittenhouse

This is an exact facsimile of the first guidebook of its kind to the full length of the famous Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles. It was first published in 1946. Route 66 is part of American history now, and this guide is useful for those who wish to follow the old road in lieu of driving on the interstate highways that have replaced it. The book is divided into nine sections, corresponding to the journeys between stops by the average motorist. In addition, this structure makes the book useful to the traveler who wishes to follow only part of old US 66. Rittenhouse includes altitude and 1940 population figures for each town, with information on reliable garages, tourist courts (the forerunner's of today's motels), and other local attractions. This fascinating piece of Americana recalls a day before the arrival of franchised restaurants and hotels, when travel still held some surprises. Anyone driving in the West or recalling a trip in the good old days will enjoy it.

A Guide Book to Highway 66

A Guide Book to Highway 66
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : NWU:35556040914566
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis A Guide Book to Highway 66 by : Jack DeVere Rittenhouse

A Guide Book to Highway 66

A Guide Book to Highway 66
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Publisher : UNM Press
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 0826311482
ISBN-13 : 9780826311481
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis A Guide Book to Highway 66 by : Jack D. Rittenhouse

A mile-by-mile guide to sites and services along the entire length of Route 66.

Route 66

Route 66
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 224
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0312254172
ISBN-13 : 9780312254179
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Route 66 by : Tom Snyder

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

Route 66 Adventure Handbook

Route 66 Adventure Handbook
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Publisher : Santa Monica Press
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9781595809254
ISBN-13 : 1595809252
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Route 66 Adventure Handbook by : Drew Knowles

Route 66 Adventure Handbook is your personal guide to the vanishing American roadside, with all of its exuberance, splendor, and absurdity. For this updated and expanded fourth edition, Drew Knowles has included it all: magnificent architecture, natural wonders, Art Deco masterpieces, vintage motels and cafes, unique museums, offbeat attractions, fascinating artifacts and icons, and kitschy tourist traps. The addition of city maps, showing the multiple paths of Route 66 and displaying the exact locations of points of interest, is a major improvement over the already critically acclaimed third edition of the book. The fourth edition also includes hundreds of beautiful new photographs and the addition of dozens of new attractions. Filled with wonderfully quirky side trips and fun bits of trivia, Route 66 Adventure Handbook is the most authoritative resource for anyone looking to explore the Mother Road. Fasten your seatbelts!

Route 66 Backroads

Route 66 Backroads
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Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781616731922
ISBN-13 : 1616731923
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Route 66 Backroads by : Jim Hinckley

Get off the beaten path and explore the hidden-gem destinations within a few hours of the Mother Road! Includes numerous photos and illustrations. Known as the Main Street of America and the Mother Road, US Route 66 is the nation’s best-known highway. This lavishly illustrated book steers you from Chicago to Los Angeles, traveling through the lowlands of the American Plains and the high plateaus of New Mexico and Arizona, from the Great Lakes to the mighty Pacific Ocean, and through major metropolises and remote country towns. Best of all, it lets you branch away from the Mother Road and encounter gems hidden beyond today’s standard motels and tourist traps—the quaint frontier communities that date back to the nation’s westward expansion; the legacy of ancient native cultures; and the awe-inspiring natural wonders that have graced these lands since time immemorial. State parks, wildlife refuges, museums, historic sites, literary landmarks, and much more are there to be explored within a few hours’ drive from the path of Route 66. The fifty trips included here offer new travel opportunities for the thousands of road-trippers who follow this legendary route, looking for something more. “The road and this book recall a time before franchise restaurants and chain motels choked America’s highways . . . the guide consists of 50 driving tours, which include plenty of side trips.” —Arizona Republic

Traveling Route 66

Traveling Route 66
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 410
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0806133260
ISBN-13 : 9780806133263
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Traveling Route 66 by : Nick Freeth

An entertaining travelogue follows the legendary highway over more than two thousand miles of road leading from Chicago to Los Angeles, describes the many landmarks along the way, and discusses the significance of Route 66 in terms of American history and culture. Original.

Travel Route 66

Travel Route 66
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Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages : 242
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780760344309
ISBN-13 : 0760344302
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Travel Route 66 by : Jim Hinckley

"A guide to destinations and sights along historic Route 66, with historical background and travel tips"--

RoadTrip America A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66

RoadTrip America A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66
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Publisher : IMBRIFEX BOOKS
Total Pages : 377
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781945501746
ISBN-13 : 194550174X
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis RoadTrip America A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66 by : Ron Clements

Get Your Balls, Bats, and Sticks on Route 66! Immortalized in countless books, songs, and movies, Route 66 is a timeless icon of American culture. Until now, however, no guide to this historic byway has focused on another beloved part of American culture: sports. That all changes with RoadTrip America A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66. In this groundbreaking new book, sports writer and lifelong sports fan Ron Clements goes beyond nostalgic buildings and classic cars to highlight historic sports venues, storied sports professionals, and current sports events along the Mother Road. Rolling west from Chicago to Santa Monica, the author shares inside information about the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB teams who are based in the cites and towns that around on Route 66. In addition, enjoy anecdotes gathered from auto and horse racing tracks, rodeo areanas, golf links, and the magnificent lineup of high school and collegiate sports programs to check out along the way. The book has more than 300 photos and maps showing the various attractions in each of the eights states covered: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. And because no book about the Mother Road would be complete without it, there's plenty of info about the iconic roadside attractions that have entertained and enthralled travelers for the past century. -- Ron Clements

Route 66

Route 66
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 279
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781250113443
ISBN-13 : 125011344X
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Route 66 by : Tom Snyder

Fourth Edition —Fully revised and updated with 30 new maps throughout. Right down America's Main Street it rolled, pausing at each town along the way, then moving on, carrying travelers in search of adventure, romance, or that rare chance for a new beginning. Route 66 knew many names: the Mother Road, Will Rogers Highway, the Neon Road. And it lived up to each. Travelers met the land, found new friends—and often themselves. Now, more than a quarter-century since being officially abandoned, the old road still keeps its promise. Today, all along the highway's 2,448-mile length from Chicago to L.A., signs carrying its magic double sixes once again give direction to the journey. Yes, they assure you, this is still Route 66. . . . More than twenty years after the original publication of Route 66, this completely updated and expanded guide will make the trip along the Mother Road easier and even more exciting. Responding to requests from readers and travelers, Tom Snyder offers up-to-date routings, elegant and easy-to-read new maps, and revised information on roadside attractions. Filled with love, high jinks, and mystery, the stories Snyder narrates truly capture the flavor of the Main Street of America. Cattle rustlers, gangsters, hitchhikers, and ghosts all make appearances in these nostalgic glimpses of history-in-the-making along America's most famous highway.