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359 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
The original U.S. Route 66 was 2,448 miles long, and 90 percent of it can still be driven today. it's the most famous highway in the world, beginning in Chicago, and traveling through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, ending in Los Angeles. Author Rick Antonson and his travel companion Peter set out to follow that original route, tracing its rich history and discovering the vitality and American character still beating through our heartland. Learn how Woody Guthrie's life along the route shaped his music, how Mickey Mantle honed his chops in Oklahoma, and how Al Capone lobbied hard to pave Illinois' section of Route 66 to help his bootlegging operations. John Steinbeck, Salvador Dali, Dorothea Lange, Bobby Troup: all were significantly changed by their relationship with the Mother Road, and Antonson puts you in the front seat of a car ride winding through back roads and forgotten towns to tell their stories. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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United States Highway 66 -- Description and travel.
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West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
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West (U.S.) -- Tours.
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West (U.S.) -- History, Local.
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Historic sites -- United States.
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United States -- Description and travel.
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Antonson, Rick, 1949- -- Travel.
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| ISBN |
9781620873007 paperback alkaline paper $16.95 |
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1620873001 paperback alkaline paper |
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