Join Route 66 Podcast host Anthony Arno, as he talks with probably two of the most popular authors of Route 66: Jim Ross and Shellee Graham. Together, Ross and Graham have written over ten different books featuring The Mother Road. Their latest book, Route 66:The first 100 Years, covers the complete history of the road- before, during, and after the popularity of America’s Main Street.
Highlights from the show include:
- How did two Route 66 advocates ever meet and eventually become a married couple?
- Earliest memories of Route 66
- Living in one of the most remarkable homes on Route 66
- What makes, Route 66 The first 100 Years, different from every other Route 66 book?
- Publishing a Route 66 book with complete artistic control
- What came first: The words or pictures?
- Sifting through hundreds of vintage Route 66 images to include in the book
- The Legend of Route 66
- Route 66 Native American influence
- Trading Post or Tourist Trap?
- Two Guns
- The story of The Apache Death Cave
- Route 66 Renaissance
- Painted Desert Trading Post
- Naysayers of Route 66
- Route 66 Fact or Fiction?
- Route 66 Crossings (Route 66 bridges)
- Deep Tracks Project (Mapping hundreds of Route 66 alignments)
- Traits of a Route 66 traveler
Website: Jim Ross
Website: Shellee Graham
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