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

Witzel, Michael; Young-Witzel, Gyvel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0760346054 ISBN 13: 9780760346051

Publisher: Voyageur Press, 2014

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description

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, postcards, road signs, trinkets, maps, brochures, and advertisements.

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With the dawn of the automobile age, droves of Americans could no longer resist the urge to head west. In 1926, one road started taking them there: Route 66. Starting in Chicago and running to Santa Monica, "Legendary Route"" 66" highlights the sights along America's Main Street with more than 600 photographs of classic gas stations and 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 when auto adventurers first started using this transcontinental route to when Okies made this the Dust Bowl road of flight and 1950s-era 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 Witzel and Gyvel Witzel-Young 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," "this book is a great tribute to the legendary Route 66.

Edition details

• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0760346054
• ISBN 13: 9780760346051
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256