Description
A LOOK INSIDE
Title: Secret Route 66: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Author: Jim Ross and Shellee Graham
Size: 6 x 9
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9781681061078
Price: $20.95
Take a tour of Route 66 unlike any other, discovering the secrets, memorable characters, and little known stories behind many of the route’s enduring icons. Find the answer to the question, “Who was Ella Jones?” and pay a visit to a secluded cemetery that few road warriors even know exists. Learn why Hooker, Missouri, disappeared, and who murdered Billie Grayson in Chandler, Oklahoma.
Did you know that a strongbox full of gold still lies buried near the Colorado River, or that tragedy hounds a tiny place in Arizona named after a cartoon? Is it true that ghosts and monsters lurk along the highway’s reaches? Do you know what a Walldog is, or whether nuclear weapons were once used to blast a path for the route?
Get the answers in Secret Route 66: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Two of the historic highway’s most recognized authorities, Jim Ross and Shellee Graham, chronicle these and dozens of other tales as they peel away the layers of history to expose the weird, wonderful, and obscure of America’s Mother Road.
AUTHORS
Jim Ross and Shellee Graham
Photographer, artist, and Route 66 ambassador Shellee Graham has authored or coauthored five books, including Tales from the Coral Court and Route 66 Sightings. Her photographs and drawings have appeared in national and international shows, and she is a recipient of the John Steinbeck Award for her efforts to preserve the route. Visit Shellee online at www.shelleegraham.com.
Route 66 historian Jim Ross is the author or coauthor of 10 books, including Route 66 Crossings and Route 66 Sightings, and he is publisher of the best-selling Route 66 Map Series. His work to preserve and promote the route has earned him multiple awards. Jim lives on the route near Arcadia, Oklahoma, with his wife, Shellee Graham. Learn more at www.jimross66.com.
