Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22640 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Synopsis
Celebrating the history and current revival of a great American highway, the author paints a vivid portrait of life on Route 66, and the people who haunt it, including cattle rustlers, gangsters, hitchhikers, and everyday travelers. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Customer Reviews

All you need for the ultimate cross country drive
I am currently on my third copy of this book. I've taken the cross country trip 8 times with Snyder as my guide, and have travelled every documented mile. While it doesn't show you every imaginable mile of every route, this guide takes you on all driveable portions, and to all the places of 66 myth and legend. My only complaint is that the binding is a little cheap, so after a trip there's usually some loose pages about! A definite must-have for anyone contemplating this cross country trip.

Synder's book is like taking a road trip with an old friend.
With his wealth of 66 lore, his witty style and a quirky view of American culture, Tom Synder provides a happy traveling companion for any true roadie in search of the spirit of Route 66. The old auto club maps overlaid with the Interstate provide easy access to anyone who only wants to drive a few miles on the "Mother Road" or the hard-bitten buff who determined to drive every remaining mile. Synder's book is like taking a road trip with an old, trusted (and funny) friend.

The Mother Road Trip
Bought this guide for my trip along the mother road, the book is great and maybe too comprehensive to be used on the road without having about 3 years for the journey, we had 10 days to do 2500 miles and I wanted to see everything, we managed to get a map in Oatman, Arizona, which mapped the whole of route 66 and all the sites on A1, that took over and meant we could map read at pace and not miss anything, so what im saying is this book is fantastic and shows literally everything at close detail so every remaining route 66 mile can be covered, but anyone with not much time for their trip should probably steer clear.