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Portrait of Route 66

Author : T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806156155
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Portrait of Route 66 written by T. Lindsay Baker and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time Route 66 received its official numerical designation in 1926, picture postcards had become popular travel souvenirs. At the time, these postcards with colorful images served as advertisements for roadside businesses. While cherished by collectors, these postcard depictions do not always reflect reality. They often present instead a view enhanced for promotional purposes. Portrait of Route 66 lets us see for the first time the actual photographs from which the postcards were made, and in describing how the production process worked, introduces us to an extraordinary archival collection, adding new history to this iconic road. The Curt Teich Postcard Archives, held at the Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda, Illinois, contains one of the nation’s largest collections of Route 66 images, including thousands of job files for postcards produced by Curt Teich and Company of Chicago. T. Lindsay Baker combed these files to choose the best examples of postcards and their accompanying photographs not only to reflect well-known sites along the route but also to demonstrate the relationships between photographs and their resulting postcards. The photographs show the reality of the locations that customers sometimes wanted "improved" for aesthetic purposes in creating the postcards. Such alterations included removing utility poles or automobile traffic and rendering overcast skies partly cloudy. This book will interest historians of art and design as well as the worldwide audiences of Route 66 aficionados and postcard collectors. For its mining of an invaluable and little-known photographic archive and depiction of high-quality photographs that have not been seen before, Portrait of Route 66 will be irresistible to all who are interested in American history and culture.

Portrait of Route 66

Author : T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806156163
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Route 66 Remembered

Author : Michael Karl Witzel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610605007
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Route 66 Remembered written by Michael Karl Witzel and published by . This book was released on with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback!!This incredible collection of historical photographs captures the reverence of all the attractions and towns of the Mother Road, Route 66. Noted author Michael Witzel spent years traveling Route 66 collecting mementos of life and folklore that make up the most famous road in America. His unmatched photography takes readers back to the attractions and towns as they were and offers a captivating view of them today. Here it is, the American highway past and present in Motorbooks' beautiful 10 x 10 format, the classic photographic essay of an American legend.

Route 66 American Icon

Author : Shannon Richardson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615465562
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Route 66 American Icon written by Shannon Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Route 66 is the quintessential american road trip. The highway's iconic architecture, motels, diners and quirky attractions are captured in this book of black & white photographs.Taken over the past several years they document Route 66 as it was and as it is today.

Hip to the Trip

Author : Peter B. Dedek
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826341945
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Hip to the Trip written by Peter B. Dedek and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2007-04-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dedek paints a complex portrait of America's most famous highway.

Legendary Route 66

Author : Michael Karl Witzel, Gyvel Young-Witzel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616731236
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Legendary Route 66 written by Michael Karl Witzel, Gyvel Young-Witzel and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started in the heartland and originally ended in Los Angeles (not, contrary to myth, at the ocean). It carried truckers crossing the country, Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl, vacationers seeking the sun. It was Americas Main Street, the Mother Road, the Will Rogers Highway, and, at its dangerous curves, Bloody 66. Get your kicks on Route 66 with this wonderfully illustrated tribute to the best-loved highway in this car-loving nation. Michael Witzel shares his expertise and wealth of personal, archive, collector, and contributing photographer images in these pages, offering a nostalgic tour of the charms and oddities of this road through American cultural history. Starting in Chicago and running to Santa Monica, this book highlights the sights along the highway with historic and current photos in then-and-now pairings, and includes Route 66 postcards, road signs, trinkets, maps, brochures, and advertisements. Here we see Route 66 as it was in its heyday and as it is now, the neon glamour of yesterday versus the ghost towns of today. Witzel and his wife, Gyvel Young-Witzel, recount the highways history, its role in popular culture, and its demise, as well as the individual stories of famous sights. Several profiles of those with close ties to the Mother Road, including the woman who played Ruthie Joad in the The Grapes of Wrath film, are included.

American Route 66

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780890134597
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book American Route 66 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring powerful portraits and beautiful colour images with poignant and often humorous interviews, this is a contemporary portrait of America's first highway. It documents how the heritage of Route 66 is reflected in the current conditions and rhythms of life and portrays a fresh spin on local folklore and Americana.

Route 66

Author : Tom Snyder
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312254179
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book Route 66 written by Tom Snyder and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-03-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and expanded New stories-more details -Nearly 30 feet of strip maps -350 towns and attractions -More highway memorabilia -Mini-tours-rentals-discounts -Chicago-L.A. mileage table

Annie Mouse's Route 66 Adventure

Author : Anne Maro Slanina
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780979337963
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Annie Mouse's Route 66 Adventure written by Anne Maro Slanina and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-13 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Annie Mouse and her family on their Route 66 cross-country trip. The Mouse Family visits attractions in each of the Route's 8 states, making friends and learning about the history of the Mother Road along the way. This illustrated picture book is filled with actual photographs from Route 66.

The Heart of Route 66

Author : Herb Schroeder
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1434381366
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of Route 66 written by Herb Schroeder and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a souvenir photo book, of Route 66, from Seligman to Topock, Arizona. It is one of the longest, continuous stretches of Route 66. There are 42 photos in the book showing some of my favorite places. While I was gathering photos along my favorite highway, I noticed, no one has done a photo book for just our area. I have lived on or near Route 66 most of my life, so I decided to have a little fun and make a souvenir that I hope everyone will enjoy.

Route 66

Author : Jim Hinckley
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 0760357536
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Route 66 written by Jim Hinckley and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a road trip down the iconic “Mother Road”! Route 66 tells the stories of this highway's people, legends, and funky roadside attractions. Part legend, part nostalgia, part working highway, part touchstone to an America of the past, Route 66 is the only road in the United States so fascinating that both Americans and international visitors read about and may never actually travel. Route 66: America's Longest Small Town takes you on a virtual road trip, telling you about the highway's legends, stories, people, and businesses that are the essence of the Route 66 experience. You will be introduced to the road's past, present, and future, including a nostalgic look at vintage diners, signs, advertisements, and roadside attractions. Featuring all-new photography along the existing and former 2,000-mile route of the highway, this book, from America's foremost Route 66 author, combines the nostalgia of a storied past with the intriguing realities of an evolving present to create an intriguing portrait of the Mother Road of America.

Route 66

Author : Michael Wallis
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312082851
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Route 66 written by Michael Wallis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1990 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the legendary road, Route 66, begun in the early 1920s that covered 2400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Route 66 Remembered

Author : Michael Karl Witzel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780760301142
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Route 66 Remembered written by Michael Karl Witzel and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interstates have largely replaced the old Route 66, "the Mother Road" that was the main connector between Chicago and Los Angeles for so many years. In this richly illustrated portrait of the old route, Witzel showcases an amazing variety of diners, motels, roadside attractions, and pictureesque scenery, plus historical photos, contemporary shots of now defunct locations, and period ads. 200 photos, 125 in color.

The Route 66 Photo Road Trip: How to Eat, Stay, Play, and Shoot Like a Pro

Author : Rick Sammon
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1682680606
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book The Route 66 Photo Road Trip: How to Eat, Stay, Play, and Shoot Like a Pro written by Rick Sammon and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to enjoying and photographing the Mother Road “Rick Sammon has a super power: he makes any photographic technique or concept simple to understand.” — PhotoFocus.com From legendary photographer Rick Sammon and his wife, Susan, The Route 66 Photo Road Trip is the perfect companion to enjoying and photographing everything that the country’s most famous highway has to offer, whether you’re hauling professional gear or just your phone! One of the earliest cross-country routes for the first American motor tourists, Route 66 still teems with nostalgic attractions and natural wonder. The Sammons guide you from Amarillo to Las Vegas, focusing on the thriving and historical southwest segment of the highway featuring classic venues like the 66 Diner and the Hotel Andaluz. This guide includes recommendations for dining and lodging, lists of attractions, hour- by- hour road itineraries, and essential tips for capturing memorable photographs by day or night, stopped or in a moving car, with a DSLR or an iPhone.

Ghost Towns of Route 66

Author : Jim Hinckley
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760338434
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Towns of Route 66 written by Jim Hinckley and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost towns lie all along the Mother Road. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boomtowns built around oil mines, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley as he tours more than twenty-five ghost towns, rich in stories and history. Includes directions for when you take your trip. Complemented by Kerrick James’ gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography. Explore the beauty and nostalgia of these abandoned communities along America’s favorite highway!

The American Dream?

Author : Shing Yin Khor
Publisher : Zest Books
ISBN 13 : 1942186371
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book The American Dream? written by Shing Yin Khor and published by Zest Books. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a child growing up in Malaysia, Shing Yin Khor had two very different ideas of what “America” meant. The first looked a lot like Hollywood, full of beautiful people and sunlight and freeways. The second looked more like The Grapes of Wrath - a nightmare landscape filled with impoverished people, broken-down cars, barren landscapes, and broken dreams. Those contrasting ideas have stuck with Shing ever since, even now that she lives and works in LA. The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 is Shing’s attempt to find what she can of both of these Americas on a solo journey (small adventure-dog included) across the entire expanse of that iconic road, beginning in Santa Monica and ending up Chicago. And what begins as a road trip ends up as something more like a pilgrimage in search of an American landscape that seems forever shifting, forever out of place.

Father of Route 66

Author : Susan Croce Kelly
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806147784
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Father of Route 66 written by Susan Croce Kelly and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this engaging biography of a remarkable man, Susan Croce Kelly begins by describing the urgency for “good roads” that gripped the nation in the early twentieth century as cars multiplied and mud deepened. Avery was one of a small cadre of men and women whose passion carried the Good Roads movement from boosterism to political influence to concrete-on-the-ground. While most stopped there, Avery went on to assure that one road—U.S. Highway 66—became a fixture in the imagination of America and the world.