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Ghost Towns of Route 66
The Forgotten Places Along America's Famous Highway - Includes 24in x 36in Fold-out Map
Buch von Jim Hinckley
Sprache: Englisch

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Ghost Towns of Route 66 guides you through more than 60 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.
Ghost Towns of Route 66 guides you through more than 60 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.
Über den Autor

Jim Hinckley is the author of twenty books and hundreds of feature articles on Route 66, the American Southwest, and the American auto industry. He has been a featured speaker at European Route 66 festivals in Germany and the Czech Republic, and at events in the United States and Canada. Hinckley is a former associate editor for Cars & Parts, and currently writes a monthly feature for New Zealand-based MotoringNZ. He also assists with the creation of visitor guides for communities such as Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the development of historic district walking tours. Jim is the creator of the Jim Hinckley’s America network that includes a website [...] social media, the weekly livestream "Coffee with Jim" program, a YouTube channel, and the "Wake Up with Jim" podcast. Linked with this are community education programs developed to foster an increased awareness of an area’s history and its role in the development of tourism as a component in economic development.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: ILLINOIS
The Towns that Coal Built
Into the Land of Lincoln
CHAPTER 2: MISSOURI
Ghost of the Modern Era: Times Beach
The Ghost Town Trail of Missouri
Avilla
CHAPTER 3: KANSAS
CHAPTER 4: OKLAHOMA
Afton and Narcissa
Warwick
End of the Road
Foss
Texola
CHAPTER 5: TEXAS
To Amarillo
The Staked Plains
CHAPTER 6: NEW MEXICO
Introduction to the Land of Enchantment
Montoya, Newkirk, Cuervo
Ghosts of the Santa Fe Trail
The Timeless Land
CHAPTER 7: ARIZONA
Ghosts of the Painted Desert
In the Footsteps of the Camel Corps
Chasing Louis Chevrolet
Route 66, the Forgotten Chapter
CHAPTER 8: CALIFORNIA
Goffs
Ghosts of the Desert Cauldron
Daggett
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SUGGESTED READING
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780760369692
ISBN-10: 0760369690
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Hinckley, Jim
Kamera: Kerrick, James
Hersteller: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Maße: 259 x 222 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Jim Hinckley
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.10.2020
Gewicht: 0,958 kg
Artikel-ID: 118412890
Über den Autor

Jim Hinckley is the author of twenty books and hundreds of feature articles on Route 66, the American Southwest, and the American auto industry. He has been a featured speaker at European Route 66 festivals in Germany and the Czech Republic, and at events in the United States and Canada. Hinckley is a former associate editor for Cars & Parts, and currently writes a monthly feature for New Zealand-based MotoringNZ. He also assists with the creation of visitor guides for communities such as Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the development of historic district walking tours. Jim is the creator of the Jim Hinckley’s America network that includes a website [...] social media, the weekly livestream "Coffee with Jim" program, a YouTube channel, and the "Wake Up with Jim" podcast. Linked with this are community education programs developed to foster an increased awareness of an area’s history and its role in the development of tourism as a component in economic development.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: ILLINOIS
The Towns that Coal Built
Into the Land of Lincoln
CHAPTER 2: MISSOURI
Ghost of the Modern Era: Times Beach
The Ghost Town Trail of Missouri
Avilla
CHAPTER 3: KANSAS
CHAPTER 4: OKLAHOMA
Afton and Narcissa
Warwick
End of the Road
Foss
Texola
CHAPTER 5: TEXAS
To Amarillo
The Staked Plains
CHAPTER 6: NEW MEXICO
Introduction to the Land of Enchantment
Montoya, Newkirk, Cuervo
Ghosts of the Santa Fe Trail
The Timeless Land
CHAPTER 7: ARIZONA
Ghosts of the Painted Desert
In the Footsteps of the Camel Corps
Chasing Louis Chevrolet
Route 66, the Forgotten Chapter
CHAPTER 8: CALIFORNIA
Goffs
Ghosts of the Desert Cauldron
Daggett
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SUGGESTED READING
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780760369692
ISBN-10: 0760369690
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Hinckley, Jim
Kamera: Kerrick, James
Hersteller: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Maße: 259 x 222 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Jim Hinckley
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.10.2020
Gewicht: 0,958 kg
Artikel-ID: 118412890
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