Jamie Jensen, the author of several well-regarded road-trip guidebooks including “Road Trip USA,” is set to publish a new volume devoted exclusively to Route 66.
“Road Trip USA Route 66” is slated to come out in April. It’s 100 pages, sells for the budget price of $9.95, and is being published by Avalon Travel.
Here’s the publisher’s description:
Professional traveler Jamie Jensen traveled more than 400,000 miles to bring you the best-selling guide Road Trip USA. In this expanded tour of Route 66, Jamie covers the kitschy “Main Street of America”, one of the country’s first transcontinental highways. From the Meramac Caverns to the wild creatures on display in roadside menageries, this historic route survives, despite being replaced by a high-speed Interstate. From the Golden Sands and Sunshine of Los Angeles to the gritty streets of St. Louis and Chicago, Road Trip USA Route 66 highlights major cities, obscure towns, popular attractions, roadside curiosities, local lore, and oddball trivia on this unforgettable journey into America, then and now.
The book can be preordered here and other online retailers.
(Hat tip: Publishers Weekly)
I love his “Road Trip USA” books, although I kept my 2002 version after looking over the newer versions. It was always frustrating that he didn’t do more with the “Mother Road” chapter, so I guess this will ease that frustration. Sign me up!