Ghost Towns of Route 66

Ghost Towns of Route 66

Author: Jim Hinckley

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2011-06-09

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1610602471

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Explore the mystery and beauty of historic ghost towns from Illinois to California with this gorgeously illustrated guide to America’s favorite highway. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boom towns built around oil wells, 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, complemented by gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography by Kerrick James. Also includes directions and travel tips for your ghost-town explorations along Route 66.


Route 66

Route 66

Author: Michael Wallis

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0312082851

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Tells the story of the legendary road, Route 66, begun in the early 1920s that covered 2400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles.