Editorial Reviews
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"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
Route 66: The Mother Road,Michael Wallis,St. Martin's Griffin,0312082851,Description and travel,History,History - General History,History - U.S.,History: American,United States - 20th Century,United States - State & Local - General,United States - West - General,United States Highway 66,West (U.S.),Road & motor vehicles: general interest,Travel & holiday guides,Travel / United States / West / General,USA
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