Life in the Past Lane: The Route 66 Experience, Historic and Management Contexts for the Route 66 Corridor in California Volume 1, Route 66 in the California Desert

This is the first of two volumes presenting a detailed look at the history and surviving physical features of historic Route 66 in California. This volume focuses on the desert portion of the route, from the Colorado River to the San Bernardino Mountains. Immortalized in stories, songs, and movies, Route 66 remains a potent symbol of the promise of the American West. The volume combines a narrative of the history of the highway with descriptions of the architecture, abandoned roadways, and landscape features that still mark its path through the California desert.
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Life in the Past Lane: The Route 66 Experience, Historic and Management Contexts for the Route 66 Corridor in California Volume 1, Route 66 in the California Desert

This is the first of two volumes presenting a detailed look at the history and surviving physical features of historic Route 66 in California. This volume focuses on the desert portion of the route, from the Colorado River to the San Bernardino Mountains. Immortalized in stories, songs, and movies, Route 66 remains a potent symbol of the promise of the American West. The volume combines a narrative of the history of the highway with descriptions of the architecture, abandoned roadways, and landscape features that still mark its path through the California desert.
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Life in the Past Lane: The Route 66 Experience, Historic and Management Contexts for the Route 66 Corridor in California Volume 1, Route 66 in the California Desert

Life in the Past Lane: The Route 66 Experience, Historic and Management Contexts for the Route 66 Corridor in California Volume 1, Route 66 in the California Desert

by Matt C. Bischoff
Life in the Past Lane: The Route 66 Experience, Historic and Management Contexts for the Route 66 Corridor in California Volume 1, Route 66 in the California Desert

Life in the Past Lane: The Route 66 Experience, Historic and Management Contexts for the Route 66 Corridor in California Volume 1, Route 66 in the California Desert

by Matt C. Bischoff

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This is the first of two volumes presenting a detailed look at the history and surviving physical features of historic Route 66 in California. This volume focuses on the desert portion of the route, from the Colorado River to the San Bernardino Mountains. Immortalized in stories, songs, and movies, Route 66 remains a potent symbol of the promise of the American West. The volume combines a narrative of the history of the highway with descriptions of the architecture, abandoned roadways, and landscape features that still mark its path through the California desert.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781879442887
Publisher: Statistical Research, Inc.
Publication date: 01/18/2006
Series: Technical Series , #86
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


Matt C. Bischoff is a historian in the Tucson office of Statistical Research, Inc., and specializes in military history.
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