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.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE ILLINOIS
Drive One: Route 66 in “The Land of Lincoln”
Drive Two: The Chicago Coast
Drive Three: The Time Capsule 24
PART TWO MISSOURI
Drive One: Route 66 in “The Show-Me State”
Drive Two: Discover St. Louis
Drive Three: An Ozark Adventure
Drive Four: The Heart of the Ozarks
Drive Five: Miners and Desperados
PART THREE KANSAS
Drive One: Route 66 in “The Sunflower State”
Drive Two: Ghost Towns and Outlaws
Drive Three: The Pioneer Trail
PART FOUR OKLAHOMA
Drive One: Route 66 in “The Sooner State”
Drive Two: The Western Frontier
Drive Three: Discover Tulsa
Drive Four: Discover Sooner State Capital
Drive Five: The Wilderness
PART FIVE TEXAS
Drive One: Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle
Drive Two: Canyonlands
Drive Three: Trails West
PART SIX NEW MEXICO
Drive One: Route 66 in “The Land of Enchantment”
Drive Two: The Original Las Vegas
Drive Three: Discover Albuquerque
Drive Four: Timeless Wonders
Drive Five: Fire and Ice
PART SEVEN ARIZONA
Drive One: Route 66 in “The Grand Canyon State”
Drive Two: Red Rock Wonderland
Drive Three: The Grand Loop
Drive Four: The Western Frontier
PART EIGHT CALIFORNIA
Drive One: Route 66 in “The Golden State”
Drive Two: The Caldron
Drive Three: The High Road
Drive Four: The Megalopolis
Image Credits
Index
About the Author