Legendary Route 66
Voyageur Press (Verlag)
978-0-7603-4605-1 (ISBN)
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Take a walk down memory lane . . . all 2,400-plus miles of it. With the dawn of the automobile age, droves of Americans could no longer resist the urge to head west. In 1926, one road began taking them there: Route 66. Starting in Chicago and running to Santa Monica, that road is profiled in this new flexibound edition of Legendary Route 66, which highlights the sights along America's Main Street with more than 600 photographs of classic gas stations, motels, road signs, postcards, maps, and memorabilia. This unparalleled look at the Mother Road lets you get your kicks on Route 66 through each decade of its existence--from the point auto adventurers first started using this transcontinental route to the days when Okies made it the Dust Bowl road of flight to the 1950s-era tide of vacationers headed west seeking sun. You'll 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. Route 66 historians Michael Karl Witzel and Gyvel Young-Witzel lead the journey, recounting the highway's history, its role in popular culture, and its demise. Along the way, they chronicle the rise, fall, and resurgence of many iconic Route 66 roadside stops, as well as profile many people with close ties to the Mother Road. With many never-seen-before photos, Legendary Route 66 is a timeless tribute to the most beloved road in America.
Gyvel Young Witzel is one of the best known American car culture historians. He resides in Austin, Texas.Michael Witzel and Gyvel Young Witzel are some of the best known American car culture historians. Michael is the author of Route 66 Remembered as well as a dozen other pop culture histories, including with co-author Gyvel, Soda Pop! and The Sparkling Story of Coca-Cola. Michael Witzel and Gyvel Young-Witzel reside in Austin, Texas. Mike Witzel is the award-winning author of more than two dozen books, including the MBI bestsellers Route 66 Remembered, The American Gas Station, The American Diner, and, most recently, Legendary Route 66. He has appeared on Discovery Channels Worlds Top Ten Fast Food Restaurants and Tailfins and Drive-ins; Food Networks Unwrapped: Drive-In Restaurants; and History Channels American Eats: History on a Bun.
Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Part I Happy Trails Chapter One Death Knell of the Horse Profile: Francois Xavier Aubry Chapter Two Auto Hailed as Road Builder Profile: Horatio Earle Chapter Three Highway to the West Profile: Cyrus Stevens Avery Part II Road to Somewhere Chapter Four Paving the Future Profile: Earl Shelton Chapter Five Connecting the Dots Profile: Seema Aissen Weatherwax Chapter Six The Road of Flight Profile: Shirley Mills Hanson Part III Slice of America Chapter Seven The Trouble with Highways Profile: Mildred "Skeeter" Kobzeff Chapter Eight The Vacationland Route Profile: Frank Yellowhorse Chapter Nine Jumping Route 66 Profile: John Lewis Part IV The Super Highway Chapter Ten Route 66 Bites the Dust Profile: Marshall Trimble Chapter Eleven The Ghosts of Route 66 Profile: Angel Delgadillo Chapter Twelve Answering the Road's Call Profile: Andree Pruett
| Vorwort | Jim Ross |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 288 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 1040 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe |
| Reisen ► Bildbände ► Nord- / Mittelamerika | |
| Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7603-4605-4 / 0760346054 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7603-4605-1 / 9780760346051 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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