Route 66 in California

Name: Route 66 in California
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ISBN: 9780738530376

ISBN-10: 0738530379

ISBN-13: 9780738530376

Edition: 2005

Authors: Glen Duncan, California Route California Route 66 Preservation Foundation

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The "Mother Road" hauled it all, traversing the American West from Chicago to Santa Monica Beach, the last 350 miles through Southern California. For settlers, Depression-era "Okies" and "Arkies," and postWorld War II families bound for suburbia, Route 66 was a migration funnel for generations. Wending through the mountains and badlands of San Bernardino County into Los Angeles County, Route 66 became a state of mind and a catchphrase for travelers everywhere, especially after singer Bobby Troupe popularized the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and actors Martin Milner and George Maharis hit the road with the ragtop down and the shades on in the namesake television series that seemed…

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List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication date: 10/12/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Route 66 Prehistory



Mojave Desert: Colorado River to Barstow



High Desert Communities through the Mountains



Foothill Communities



Arroyo Seco Communities



Los Angeles Metropolis



The Hollywood Experience



Beverly Hills to the Ocean


Bibliography