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Route 66
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Explore Route 66! 
 This site has the history and current status of the famous highway. There are photographs and historic postcards. The Web site is sponsored by the National Historic Route 66 Federation, an organization dedicated "to directing the public's attention to the importance" of the historic road and to preserving the landmarks along it. http://www.national66.com/ Topics: Automobiles, U.S. History By Place Last updated Mar 13, 2002 The Grapes of Wrath: Film, Film Vs. Book, Route 66
This site has a brief discussion of John Ford's film of John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," a comparison of the film to the book, and a short history of Route 66. From a professor of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria. http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/easyrider/data/Frontpage.htm Topics: Agriculture, Automobiles, Film, Movies, & Video, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Historic Route 66
An extensive list of links to Web resources dealing with the historic route and the attractions and business along it. Travelogs, essays, community Web pages, museums, electronic postcard sites, a radio station, organizations, Web rings, and hotels and motels are among the many types of Web pages covered. From Jack Mount, a retired geosciences librarian. http://members.cox.net/jdmount/route66.html Topics: Automobiles, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Travel Last updated Feb 27, 2005 Historic Route 66
Information on America's most famous highway, from its beginning in Chicago to its end in Los Angeles. Click on any state from California to Illinois and get maps and various goodies: links to related sites, detailed driving directions, sleeps, eats, attractions, detours, etc. There is an events listing covering happenings along Route 66, a list of Route 66 associations, photos, and movie clips. http://www.historic66.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Photograph Collections, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps, U.S. Travel Last updated Dec 27, 2005 Legends of America
This western U.S. "travel site for the nostalgic and historic minded" features illustrated essays on topics such as American history, ghost towns, historic people, roadside attractions, and Route 66. Includes articles (many of them historic) on subjects such as Native Americans (such as Cochise and Sitting Bull), women (such as Ida B. Wells and Calamity Jane), explorers (such as John C. "Grizzly" Adams), the American cowboy, railroad building, and more. Includes links to related sites. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jul 23, 2007 Oklahoma Route 66 Association
"America's most beloved highway, was born right here in Oklahoma." Read about this claim and learn a little about the sites and events on this state's 400 mile stretch of the historic road. The Web site also has links to resources on the rest of the state. http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Mar 12, 2002 |
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