Route 66 - The Mother Road

Informationen zum Autor David Knudson Klappentext 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 this book, authority David Knudson traces the fascinating 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.Route 66 historian David Knudson provides a comprehensive and colorful examination of 'The Mother Road' - America's first major east-west highway, which linked Chicago to Los Angeles. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: David Knudson, Knudson David
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2012
• EAN: 9780747811329
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1132-9
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 201 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Shire Library USA; Shire Library USA
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, Motor cars: general interest, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Road and motor vehicles: general interest