Joe Sonderman has turned out a nice addition to the annals of Route 66 history. His book is a good overall history of the highway as it was developed through the state of Missouri, the first state to erect a historic highway marker. Then and now photos, as well as the original 1926 state map, are sprinkled throughout the text. Yet the highlights of the book are the many vintage postcards, a marketing tool for the highway as well as the businesses along the route. The Ghost Section is i

August 2011
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- Llano, Texas
- Jody Dahl
- 1956’s The Last Hunt
- Vera Cruz
- The Comancheros
- Apaches in the Southwest’s Borderlands
- Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands
- The Floor of Heaven
- Route 66 Missouri
- Steeldusts on the Chisholm Trail
- The Hotel Heroes of Small-Town Texas
- “Most Interesting Spot”
- Parlez-vous francais?
- Spittle, Flies and Dixie Cups
- Tragic Fight on the Devil’s Backbone
- West of Mystery
- Plains Indian Shirt Sets New World Record
- Medicine Bags to Purses
- A Bandido’s California Colt
- The Man Behind the Myth
- The Cowboy from Quebec
- The Faithful Dog
- Happy 225th Birthday, Davy Crockett!
- Ghost Towns of Route 66
- Was Geronimo a Terrorist?