Route 66, 75th Anniversary Edition: The Mother Road - Hardcover

Wallis, Michael

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9780312281670: Route 66, 75th Anniversary Edition: The Mother Road

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312281676 ISBN 13: 9780312281670

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2001

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When Route 66: The Mother Road was first published in 1990, this magnificent two-lane road, linking the shores of Lake Michigan with the waters of the Pacific Ocean, was becoming a memory, footnoted by the interstate. But Route 66 didn't disappear. It has been transformed. When America's Main Street was in imminent danger of disappearing, thousands of enthusiasts embraced it, breathing new life into the small towns hugging the highway in all eight states. Michael Wallis's book was at the forefront of that unprecedented revival.
For Route 66's 75th anniversary, Wallis hit the road again, revisiting the people and places that have made the Mother Road an American icon. Restored mom-and-pop diners, "no-tell" motels, soda fountains, and drive-ins are thriving. Although some of its beloved attractions and landmarks have disappeared, new ones have sprouted. The road of dreamers and ramblers, of drifters and writers, of high jinks and adventures, is more alive than ever.
This updated edition of Route 66: The Mother Road takes us on an unforgettable journey through the secret corners and hidden towns along the road that defines who we were and what we've become.

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About the Author:

Michael Wallis is the award-winning author of Route 66: The Mother Road, Pretty Boy, Oil Man and The Real Wild West among several others. Born in the 66-town of St. Louis, Wallis now lives in Tulsa, Oaklahoma, a short distance from the Mother Road.

Review:

"Like others before him, from John Steinbeck to Charles Kuralt, Michael Wallis went on the road in search of America. The result is...a colorful paean to a most romantic highway."--The New York Times

"Since the do-gooders abolished public hangings, the only show in town worth watching is the traffic on Highway 66 heading West and Route 66: The Mother Road is the best book we have to tell us what we are seeing."--Stanley Marsh III, Owner, Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas

"This story of our nation's most famous highway keeps alive an important part of American history. It's a delight."--Ted Drewes, Owner, Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, St. Louis, Missouri

"Route 66 changed the course of my whole life. I will treasure my trip forever, and this book recaptures very vividly every memory."--Bobby Troup, Songwriter, "Get Your Kicks on Route 66"

"The tone of Route 66: The Mother Road is as friendly as that of a big diner, where the conversations of people who have just met drift through the air like the steam from their coffee cups."--Phil Patton, author, Open Road

"Any of you who love nostalgia will love Route 66: The Mother Road as much as I do."--Tony Hillerman

"A love letter to the road...He wraps the history of the route around pictures of it and lets the people who have traveled and lived along the Mother Road tell their stories."--Kelli Pryor, Entertainment Weekly

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