63: Jim Ross & Shellee Graham: Route 66 The first 100 Years

Join Route 66 Podcast host Anthony Arno, as he talks with probably two of the most popular authors of Route 66:  Jim Ross and Shellee Graham.  Together, Ross and Graham have written over ten different books featuring The Mother Road.  Their latest book, Route 66:The first 100 Years, covers the complete history of the road- before, during, and after the popularity of America's Main Street.

Highlights from the show include:

• How did two Route 66 advocates ever meet and eventually become a married couple?
• Earliest memories of Route 66
• Living in one of the most remarkable homes on Route 66
• What makes, Route 66 The first 100 Years,  different from every other Route 66 book?
• Publishing a Route 66 book with complete artistic control
• What came first: The words or pictures?
• Sifting through hundreds of vintage Route 66 images to include in the book
• The Legend of Route 66 
• Route 66 Native American influence 
• Trading Post or Tourist Trap?

• Two Guns 
• The story of The Apache Death Cave 
• Route 66 Renaissance 
• Painted Desert Trading Post
• Naysayers of Route 66
• Route 66 Fact or Fiction?
• Route 66 Crossings (Route 66 bridges)
• Deep Tracks Project (Mapping hundreds of Route 66 alignments)
• Traits of a Route 66 traveler

Website: Jim Ross

Website: Shellee Graham