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Route 66 (Paperback)

by Michael Wallis (Author) "Route 66. Just the name is magic ..." (more)
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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 byway." --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 of the 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!" --Will Rogers, Jr.

"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 of "(Get Your Kicks on)
Route 66"

"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...{Wallis} 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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America's Main Street is celebration, Michael Wallis hit the road again, revisiting people and places that made the Mother Road on American icon, and uncovering new treasures. A love letter and a tribute, Route 66: The Mother Road takes us on an unforgettable journey through the secret corners and hidden towns of America's most famous and beloved highway.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars still the best book on route 66, Dec 3 2001
By Phyllis Herring (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
I read Wallis' original book some years ago and now he has offered us an update. It is now 75 years since the highway numbering system went into effect, and more than ten years since the original book came out. What we get is an extra chapter in the back outlining some of the many changes that have occured in the past decade. Some old friends of the road have passed away; and a whole lot of new ones added. One gripe. We don't hear how Angel and Juan in Seligman are doing these days. Experienced 66 hands will know who I mean--the rest of you, make sure you find out about those two fine gentlemen. This, new, book will help you on your way. Highly recommended.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Real 66, Aug 15 2001
By Electron (TULSA, OKLAHOMA United States) - See all my reviews
A really fantastic book that tellsthe story of this famous road. It'svery well written and the images arewhat I remember as a child riding inmy father's '41 Cadillac with a canvas water bag on the front of the car and a swamp cooler hooked to thepassenger window. Tulsa to Los Angeles was our route on Route 66.Michael and Suzanne Wallis really know their stuff!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good as history and a travel guide, Aug 3 2000
By Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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"Rout 66: The MOther Road" is a good coffee table book that serves as both a travel guide and as a history of America's most famous highway. Chocked full of pictures both old and new, it is sure to fill you with the desire to hit the road.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A lyric journey with 66's poet laureate
If you ever wanted to make a real journey to a place that's both real and imagined, a place in your heart as much as in your geography, and if that place happens to be Route 66,... Read more
Published on May 9 2002 by Ron Franscell, Author of 'The ...

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best at Capturing the Essence of the Mother Road
MIchael and Suzanne have done the best job of capturing why so many people are still fascinated by a ribbon of concrete that didn't even cross the entire continent. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2002 by Mark Adkinson

5.0 out of 5 stars REMEMBER THE JACK RABBIT?
Between about 1958 and 1963, I was lucky enough to drive the western portion of Route 66 twice in each direction. Read more
Published on Jan 18 2001 by Loren D. Morrison

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on tape!
This is an excellent tape, with its narration by the author. I have listened to this book while travelling Route 66, and it really makes for excellent driving/listening! Read more
Published on Jun 10 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, great storyteller, brings old road to life!
Wallis is a skillful storyteller who brings this highway alive! He ignites in the reader the desire to travel the road & get to know the cast of characters who live &... Read more
Published on Dec 7 1997 by LlewisTEG@aol.com

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