Route 66: The Romance of the West

Repp, Thomas Arthur

ISBN 10: 0966914813 / ISBN 13: 9780966914818

Published by Mock Turtle Press, Lynwood, Washington, 2002

About this Item

214 Pages Indexed. Inked four-line author's signature on front endpaper. No other marks to this As New book with flawless text pages. Illustrated on every page with photographs with some if not most in color. Dust jacket price $34.95 is unclipped. Once, the West was wild. And so was an automobile ride from the eastern edge of New Mexico thorugh the great Mojave Deseret. From the time the world discovered the Grand Canyon was a wonder, the roadtrip was a craze waiting to be born. As wagon trails and railroad ties gave way to Route 66, a nation learned to tempt the West in newborn motocars. What they found was drastically different from the West one finds today. Bootleggers prowled the Painted Desert. Petrified Forest fought a war with formidable mountain lion queen. A self-proclaimed prophet preached out of the Cave of the Seven Devils and polite folks never asked him about his murder trial. Walt Disney's heir apparent drew cartoons of Meteor Crater, while a retired prospector penned poems of the Old Frontier. And who was the roadside's most poopular personality? Probably a Bluewater, New Mexico, Indian trader crippled by polio; He took Navajo pals gambling in Las Vegas. These stories and others like them comprise this large gift quality book. Priority Shipping to some locations may incur additional shipping charges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Route 66: The Romance of the West
• Publisher: Mock Turtle Press, Lynwood, Washington
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966914813
• ISBN 13: 9780966914818
• Binding: Hard Back
• Illustrator: Arhart, Ashley Bogle - Jacket Design
• Edition: First Edition Stated
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)