Final cut - route 66 - Kittel, Gerd
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A pictorial history of the two-lane highway that has become a symbol of American culture traces its inauguration in the 1920s, its span through eight states, the beliefs that contributed to its fame, and the structures and personalities surrounding it. Original.
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2002Uitgever: Thames & Hudson174 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0500283508ISBN-13: 9780500283509Koop dit boek tweedehands
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The road that became known as Route 66 holds a unique place in American popular culture. Unlike any other road in world history, this modest two-lane highway took on cult status, bound up with American nostalgia for a recent past in which life was far less complex and mechanized than it has now become. Inaugurated by a group of businessmen in the 1920s, at a time when the automobile was first asserting itself as one of the main preferences for family holiday travel, its life-span was short - less than fifty...
