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Title: Traveling Route 66: 2,250 Miles of Motoring History from Chicago to L.A. by Nick Freeth, Paul Taylor ISBN: 0-8061-3326-0 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Get your kicks too!
Comment: This book has become my introduction to the Mother Road legacy and it was unforgettable experience! Perhaps, its most thrilling feature is in a "stereoscopic" layout of the pages where vintage and contemporary photos neighbor "native" food receipes and vehicles of the period. Now that I have sensed ambience of the past and have get my kicks I can readily recommend reading this book before, during and after a real trip.
Rating: 5
Summary: The big little book of Route 66.
Comment: It's small but its got it all. Rather than turn out another normal size book on Route 66 the publishers had the great idea of making it pocket size, four by six inches, landscape and with FOUR-HUNDRED all-color pages. I predict that this will be the standard book for those who want to make the trip. Each of the eight states that 66 goes through has a chapter, they start with a simple map, comments about landscape and climate, then the text details what to look for along the way, with the help of historical and contemporary photos, a linear map with places and mileage goes across the top of all of these pages.
Between all the route pages are some lovely spreads of Route 66 Americana which repeat themselves throughout the book, Route Food (pages 174-175 has Red-Hot BBQ Beef Ribs) Transport (168-169 has a 1936 Harley-Davidson) Music of the Road (Woody Guthrie on 156-157) and Famous Sites (Wigwam Village, Holbrook, AZ, on 294-295). The books production is excellent, good choice of photos, well laid out pages (a tip of the hat to designer Phillip Clucas) with colourful graphics behind the text on most of them. The back has a book list, useful resources guide (including websites) and index.
I recently reviewed 'The Final Cut Route 66' by German photographer Gerd Kittel. Eighty-three wonderful photographs of what he saw along 66 and I think it is the perfect book to complement Nick Freeth's travelogue. Kittel has the knack of producing really good color in his photos. Both books do justice to a unique and fascinating bit of America.
Rating: 5
Summary: Big Book in a Small Package
Comment: Don't let the size of this book fool you. Approximately the height & width of a post card, it is packed with vibrant full color pictures and information. Archive photos, current conditions of Route 66 icons and roads, and text that is very well written. Even regional culinary receipes from the Mother Road! What more could you ask? An excellent book for both actual and arm chair Route 66 travelers.
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Title: Here It Is! The Route 66 Map Series by Jerry McClanahan, Jim Ross ISBN: 0967748119 Publisher: Ghost Town Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Route 66 Adventure Handbook (Adventure Pack) by Drew Knowles ISBN: 0971862419 Publisher: ExitHere.net Pub. Date: 16 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Route 66 Dining & Lodging Guide, Expanded Ninth Edition by National Historic Route 66 Federation, National Historic Route 66 Federation ISBN: 0970995113 Publisher: National Historic Route 66 Federation Pub. Date: 11 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: A Guide Book to Highway 66 by Jack D. Rittenhouse, Rittenhous ISBN: 0826311482 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: July, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.14 |
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Title: Route 66 : Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion by Tom Snyder, Bobby Troup ISBN: 0312254172 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 17 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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