ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY

Route 66 Books and Media at the State Library

Books

• Benson, Sara. Lonely Planet Road Trip: Route 66. Oakland: Lonely Planet Publications, 2003.
• Bischoff, Matt C. Life In The Past Lane: The Route 66 Experience : Historic And Management Contexts For The Route 66 Corridor In California. Tucson, Ariz. : Statistical Research, 2005.
• Bolin, Norma Maret. Route 66 St. Louis: From the Bridges to the Diamonds. St. Louis: St. Louis Transitions, 2010.
• Butko, Brian. Roadside Attractions: Cool Cafes, Souvenir Stands, Route 66 Relics, & Other Road Trip Fun. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2007.
• Clark David G. Exploring Route 66 in Chicagoland: Journeys through History on the Mother Road in Cook County, Illinois. Chicago: WindyCityRoadWarrior.com, 2008.
• ---. "Rt. 66 Corridor." The Roads that Lead to Lincoln: Finding Honest Abe on the Historic Highways of Illinois. Chicago: WindyCityRoadWarrior.com, 2009. 36-59.
• ---. Route 66 in Chicago. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2007.
• Clark, Marian. The Route 66 Cookbook: Comfort Food from the Mother Road. San Francisco: Council Oak Books, 2000.
• Crump, Spencer. Route 66: America's First Main Street. Corona del Mar, CA: Zeta Publishers, 1996.
• Curtis, C.H. The Missouri US 66 Tour Book. Lake St. Louis, MO: Curtis Enterprises, 1994.
• Danzer, Gerald A. "Main Street of America, 1926-1977." Paper Trails: Geographic Literacy via American Highway Maps. Chicago: Herman Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography, Newberry Library, 1996. 69-72.
• Davies, Vivian. California's Route 66: Landmarks, History, Mileage and Maps -- 1964 -- Needles To Santa Monica--East To West. LaVerne, CA: The California Historic Route 66 Association, 1994.
• Dedek, Peter B. Hip to the Trip: A Cultural History of Route 66. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2007.
• Davidson, Russ. Route 66 in New Mexico: a Select Guide to Museum, Archival, and Library Resources. Albuquerque: Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries & Center for Regional Studies, University of New Mexico, 2008.
• Dunaway, David King, ed. A Route 66 Companion. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2012.
• Duncan, Glen. Route 66 in California. Charleston: Arcadia Pub., 2005.
• Exploring Route 66 in Illinois: 400 Miles of Adventure. Springfield: Route 66 Association of Illinois, 2004.
• Garrels, Dennis. Macoupin County on Route 66. Charleston: Arcadia Pub., 2007.
• Goddard, Stephen B. Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century. New York: Basic Books, 1994.
• Hinckley, James. Ghost Towns of Route 66. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2011.
• ---. Route 66 Backroads: Your Guide to Backroad Adventures from the Mother Road. Minneapolis: MBI Pub. Co. LLC and Voyageur Press, 2008.
• Hodgman, Leonard Lansing. Roadside Utilization along Selected Bypass Sites: U.S. Route 66 in Illinois. Thesis. Illinois State University, 1957.
• Hoekstra, Dave. Ticket to Everywhere: The Best of Detours Travel Column. Chicago: Lake Claremont Press, 2000.
• Jackson, William Turrentine. Wagon Roads West: A Study of Federal Road Surveys and Construction in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1846-1869. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965.
• Jensen, Jamie. Road Trip USA: Route 66. Berkeley: Avalon Travel, 2009.
• Jett, Cheryl Eichar. Route 66 in Madison County. Charleston: Arcadia Pub., 2010.
• ---. Route 66 in Springfield. Charleston: Arcadia Pub., 2010.
• Jones, James R. Exploring Route 66 in Illinois: 400 Miles of Adventure. Pontiac, IL: James R. Jones, 2006.
• Knowles, Drew. Route 66 Adventure Handbook. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2006.
• ---. Route 66 Quick Reference Encyclopedia. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press, 2008.
• Krim, Arthur J. Route 66: Iconography of the American Highway. Santa Fe: Center for American Places, 2005.
• Manke, Dan. Antique Roads of America Bicycle Guide for Route 66: 100 Photos. Panorama City, CA: D. Mahnke, 1992.
• McClanahan, Jerry. The EZ66 Guide for Travelers. Lake Arrowhead, CA: National Historic Route 66 Federation, 2005.
• Miller, Henry. The Air-Conditioned Nightmare. New York: New Directions, 1970.
• Moore, Bob and Rich Cunningham. The Complete Atlas of Route 66. Laughlin: Route 66 Magazine, 2003.
• ---. The Complete Guidebook to Route 66. Laughlin: Route 66 Magazine, 2003.
• Nichols, Chet. The Last Riders on Route 66. 1st Book Library, 1998.
• Olsen, Russell A. The Complete Route 66 Lost & Found. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2008.
• ---. Route 66, Lost & Found: Mother Road Ruins and Relics: The Ultimate Collection. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2011.
• ---. Route 66, Lost & Found: Ruins and Relics Revisited. 2 vols. St. Paul: MBI Pub. Co., 2004-2005.
• Repp, Thomas Arthur. Route 66: The Empires of Amusement. Lynnwood, WA: Mock Turtle Press, 1999.
• ---. Route 66: The Romance of the West. Lynnwood, WA: Mock Turtle Press, 2002.
• Rittenhouse, Jack DeVere. A Guide Book to Highway 66. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1989.
• Robson, Ellen. Haunted Highway: The Spirits of Route 66. Phoenix: Golden West Publishers, 1999.
• Ross, Jim. Oklahoma Route 66: The Cruiser's Companion. Bethany, OK: Ghost Town Press, 1992.
• Route 66, the Mother Road Travel Atlas. Richmond, BC: ITMB, 2011.
• Ryburn-Lamonte, Terri. Route 66: Goin' Somewhere: the Road in McLean County. Bloomington: McLean County Historical Society, 1995.
• ---. Route 66, 1926 to the Present: The Road as Local History. Thesis. Illinois State University, 1999.
• Scott, Quinta. Along Route 66. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000.
• Schmeeckle Reserve Interpreters. Illinois Historic Route 66: Interpretive Master Plan Executive Summary. Stevens Point, WI: Schmeeckle Reserve Interpreters, 2008.
• Snyder, Tom. The Route 66 Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990.
• Sonderman, Joe. Route 66 in St. Louis. Charleston: Arcadia Pub., 2008.
• ---. Route 66 in the Missouri Ozarks. Charleston: Arcadia Pub., 2009.
• ---. Route 66 Missouri. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2010.
• Steil, Tim. Route 66. Osceola, WI: MBI Pub. Co., 2000.
• Taylor, Paul. Route 66 Place Names. Laughlin: Route 66 Magazine, 2006.
• Teague, Tom. Searching for 66. Springfield: Samizdat House, 1996.
• Wallis, Michael. Route 66: The Mother Road. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990.
• ---. and Michael S. Williamson. The Lincoln Highway: Coast to Coast from Times Square to the Golden Gate. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2007.
• Webb, Walter Prescott. The Great Frontier. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1964.
• ---. The Great Plains. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1981.
• Weiss, John and Lenore Weiss. As the Story Goes… Trivia, Oddities, Folklore & Ghosts. Wilmington, IL: Historic 66, 2006.
• Weiss, John. Traveling the New, Historic Route 66 in Illinois. Frankfort, IL: A.O. Motivation Programs, 1998.
• ---. Traveling the-- Historic Three: Lincoln Highway, Dixie Highway, Route 66. Wilmington, IL: Historic 66, 2007.
• ---. Traveling the-- New, Historic Route 66 of Illinois. Wilmington, IL: Historic 66, 2010.
• Witzel, Michael Karl. Legendary Route 66: A Journey Through Time Along America's Mother Road. St. Paul: Voyageur Press, 2007.
• ---. Route 66 Remembered. St. Paul: Motorbooks International, 2003.
• Woodward, Kirk G. Motorcycle Guide to Historic Route 66. Grapevine, TX: HHJM, 2001.
• Wright, James R. Dixie Highway in Illinois. Charleston: Arcadia Pub., 2009.
• Route 66: 75th Anniversary Collector’s Set. Tumwater, WA: Pacific Communications, 2002.

Media

• 2005 Illinois Authors Book Fair. Program 1: Alex Kotlowitz, Program 2: Fern Chapman: A Celebration of Illinois Authors and Books about the State. [Video recording.] Springfield: WSEC TV/PBS-Springfield, 2005.
• Dunaway, David King. Across the Tracks: A Route 66 Story. [Audio recording.] Austin: Texas Music Round Up, 2004.
• Munson, Russell. Flying Route 66: Pages from a Skyfarer’s Journal. [Video recording.] New York: Russell Munson Studio, 2003.
• Route 66. [Video recording.] New York: A & E Television Networks, 2005.
• Route 66: 75th Anniversary Collector’s Set. [Video recording.] Tumwater, WA: Pacific Communications, 2002.
• Route 66 Marathon Tour Chicago to L.A. Collector’s ed. [Video recording.] St. Laurent, Que.: Madacy Home Video, 2005.