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Route 66 (Shire USA)
David Knudson
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Description for Route 66 (Shire USA)
Paperback. Begun in 1926 to connect Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 was the country's first major east-west thoroughfare. This title traces the story of The Mother Road from origins to decline, including the roadside attractions and cottage industries it spawned and the efforts to save and restore it. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150. New.
Begun in 1926 to connect Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 was the country's first major east-west thoroughfare. By 1930 it was an important route for both truckers and travellers alike, and in 1939 it became known as 'The Mother Road' thanks to John Steinbeck's classic The Grapes of Wrath. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of Americans travelled this great road from those heading west during the Great Depression to postwar families taking road trips across the country – but by the 1970s four-lane highways, expressways, and tollways had largely supplanted it, and Route 66 fell into disrepair. In ... Read more
Begun in 1926 to connect Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 was the country's first major east-west thoroughfare. By 1930 it was an important route for both truckers and travellers alike, and in 1939 it became known as 'The Mother Road' thanks to John Steinbeck's classic The Grapes of Wrath. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of Americans travelled this great road from those heading west during the Great Depression to postwar families taking road trips across the country – but by the 1970s four-lane highways, expressways, and tollways had largely supplanted it, and Route 66 fell into disrepair. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Shire Library USA
Condition
New
Number of Pages
56
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747811329
SKU
9780747811329
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About David Knudson
David Knudson is founder and executive director of The National Historical Route 66 Federation (www.nationalroute66.org), which works to preserve and promote the road. Knudson founded the Federation in 1994 after completing a trip across the country, during which he was unable to locate old section of Route 66. The National Histoic Route 66 Federation is a worldwide, nonprofit organization dedicated ... Read more
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