The little book of Route 66

This guide to the world's most iconic road, known as America's Main Street, or the Mother Road, historic Route 66 is more than just a road, it is the artery that connects America's heart with its head, a road-worthy metaphor of the nation's post-war rebirth of innovation and industrialism along the way, as well as a representation of freedom (and loss) for many of the nation's peoples. Full of facts, stats, quotes and quips - this is the perfect driving companion for those long family road-trips.