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RoadTrip America A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66

Author : Ron Clements

Publisher : IMBRIFEX BOOKS

Page : 377 pages

File Size : 10,33 MB

Release : 2021-08-03

Category : Travel

ISBN : 194550174X

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Get Your Balls, Bats, and Sticks on Route 66! Immortalized in countless books, songs, and movies, Route 66 is a timeless icon of American culture. Until now, however, no guide to this historic byway has focused on another beloved part of American culture: sports. That all changes with RoadTrip America A Sports Fan's Guide to Route 66. In this groundbreaking new book, sports writer and lifelong sports fan Ron Clements goes beyond nostalgic buildings and classic cars to highlight historic sports venues, storied sports professionals, and current sports events along the Mother Road. Rolling west from Chicago to Santa Monica, the author shares inside information about the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB teams who are based in the cites and towns that around on Route 66. In addition, enjoy anecdotes gathered from auto and horse racing tracks, rodeo areanas, golf links, and the magnificent lineup of high school and collegiate sports programs to check out along the way. The book has more than 300 photos and maps showing the various attractions in each of the eights states covered: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. And because no book about the Mother Road would be complete without it, there's plenty of info about the iconic roadside attractions that have entertained and enthralled travelers for the past century. -- Ron Clements



Route 66

Author : Tom Snyder

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 42,58 MB

Release : 2000-03-17

Category : Travel

ISBN : 9780312254179

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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



Billy Connolly's Route 66

Author : Billy Connolly

Publisher : Sphere

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 27,28 MB

Release : 2011-09-15

Category : Travel

ISBN : 0748129952

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Follow much-loved Scottish comedian Billy Connolly across Route 66 on this unforgettable journey, filled with music, modern history and hilarious stories. Billy Connolly first dreamed of taking a trip on the legendary Route 66 when he heard Chuck Berry belting out one of the greatest rock 'n' roll records of all time - and now he's finally had the chance to do it. Travelling every one of its 2,278 miles on his custom-make motorbike, Billy's journey takes him past many of the best-known icons in the US: the Gateway Arch in St Louis, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon, and the funky neon-lit gas stations and diners that once lined the route. Billy also has the chance to get to know the people who call it home, from Mervin the Amish carpenter, to fellow banjo enthusiast and obsessive instrument collector Rob, to Angel, one of the many people determined to keep the spirit of the Mother Road alive. Funny, touching and inspiring in equal measure, the tales he gathers on the way tell the story of modern America. With his unrivalled instinct for a good story, and the gregariousness that has made him a comedy legend, Billy Connolly is the ultimate guide to the ultimate road trip.



Here We Are . . . on Route 66

Author : Jim Hinckley

Publisher : Motorbooks International

Page : 217 pages

File Size : 34,84 MB

Release : 2022-01-18

Category : History

ISBN : 0760371997

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Here We Are . . . on Route 66 explores America’s fabled “Mother Road,” following Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica and offering an expert look back at vanished attractions—and sites still drawing thousands each year.



Route 66

Author : Jim Hinckley

Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 38,64 MB

Release : 2017-04-01

Category : Photography

ISBN : 0760357536

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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 Adventure Handbook

Author : Drew Knowles

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 19,45 MB

Release : 2017

Category : TRAVEL

ISBN : 9781595800916

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Route 66 Adventure Handbook is your personal guide to the vanishing American roadside, with all of its exuberance, splendor, and absurdity. For this updated and expanded fifth edition, Drew Knowles has included it all: magnificent architecture, natural wonders, Art Deco masterpieces, vintage motels and cafes, unique museums, offbeat attractions, fascinating artifacts and icons, and kitschy tourist traps. The addition of city maps, showing the multiple paths of Route 66 and displaying the exact locations of points of interest, is a major improvement over the already critically acclaimed fourth edition of the book. The fifth edition also includes hundreds of beautiful new photographs and the addition of dozens of new attractions. Additionally, GPS coordinates have been added for virtually all of the photos, so that travelers can plug the information into their smartphones and other navigation devices and instantly determine where each photo was taken and compare it to the condition of that particular site at the time of their visit. Filled with wonderfully quirky side trips and fun bits of trivia,Route 66 Adventure Handbook is the most authoritative resource for anyone looking to explore the Mother Road. Fasten your seat belts!



Route 66 Roadside Signs and Advertisements

Author : Joe Sonderman

Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)

Page : 147 pages

File Size : 36,79 MB

Release : 2016-12

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 0760349746

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Book Description

This piece of Americana is packed with vibrant signs straight from Route 66, the road known for its in-your-face advertising for wild attractions.



Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer

Author : Warren St. John

Publisher : Crown

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 49,82 MB

Release : 2005-05-31

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0609807137

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What is it about sports that turns otherwise sane people into raving lunatics? Why does winning compel people to tear down goal posts, and losing, to drown themselves in bad keg beer? In short, why do fans care? In search of answers, Warren St. John seeks out the roving community of RVers who follow the Alabama Crimson Tide from game to game. A movable feast of Weber grills and Igloo coolers, these are hard-core football fans who arrive on Wednesday for Saturday’s game: The Reeses, who skipped their own daughter’s wedding because it coincided with a Bama game; Ray Pradat, the Episcopal minister who watches the games on a television beside his altar while performing weddings; and John Ed, the wheeling and dealing ticket scalper whose access to good seats gives him power on par with the governor. In no time at all, St. John buys an RV (a $5,500 beater named The Hawg) and joins the caravan for a full football season, chronicling the world of the extreme fan and learning that in the shadow of the stadium, it can all begin to seem strangely normal. Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer is not only a hilarious travel story, but a cultural anthropology of fans that goes a long way toward demystifying the universal urge to take sides and to win.



Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure

Author : Matthew Algeo

Publisher : Chicago Review Press

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 10,51 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1569767076

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From Missouri to New York and back again, this work chronicles the amazing road trip of a former president and his wife and their amusing, failed attempts to keep a low profile.



Ghost Towns of Route 66

Author : Jim Hinckley

Publisher : Voyageur Press

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 46,20 MB

Release : 2020-10-27

Category : History

ISBN : 0760369690

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Ghost Towns of Route 66 guides you through more than 25 fascinating ghost towns along America's Main Street-Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley fills you in on their rich history and the photography of Kerrick James brings their haunting beauty to life.