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Route 66: Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion [Paperback]

Tom Snyder (Author), Bobby Troup (Introduction)
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Fully revised and expanded

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-Nearly 30 feet of strip maps
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Collectors edition (March 17, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312254172
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312254179
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #57,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enlarged, improved 3rd edition of a standard Route 66 guide, May 2, 2000
This review is from: Route 66: Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion (Paperback)
10 years ago, Tom Snyder compiled the first modern guide to driving Route 66. For this third edition, Snyder has thoughtfully separated the driving directions ("Traveler's Guide") from his trove of 66-related anecdotes ("Roadside Companion"), making the book more useful. The guide's most distinctive features are reproductions of period maps from the Automobile Club of Southern California, over which the route of the modern Interstate has been superimposed.

Snyder's book is a fun read and quite helpful for planning a Route 66 drive. But once you're on the road, BY FAR the most useful navigational aid is Bob Moore and Patrick Grauwels' *The Illustrated Guidebook to the Mother Road*, which unlike Snyder's book provides turn-by-turn directions and mileage.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and fun, April 30, 2006
This review is from: Route 66: Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion (Paperback)
Snyder's Route 66 guide is broken down into two sections; the first is essentially a town by town guide through the from Chicago to Santa Monica pier, and the second is a collection of stories, history, and perhaps a couple of tall tales of the Mother Road and the people along it. There is also a bit of introductory information on planning for the road trip, estimating times, what to take along, and this would be helpful for the first-time roadie.

The directions, as far as they go, are accurate, and the maps (all from the Auto Club of Southern California) are serviceable but small. Snyder's narration of the drive is easy to read, he points out various attractions and areas of interest along the way, and the route is easy to follow. This doesn't mean you won't need any other maps; every roadie would benefit from Bob Moore's set of maps and directions.

Also, Snyder presents the route in its east-west direction only; someone following the route from west to east can do so, but other books will serve far better.

Snyder's Roadside Companion of stories from the road are interesting and well worth reading in your motel before going to sleep before another day on the road.

The ardent roadie will find both information and a lot of love for the Road in Snyder's book, and it is highly recommended.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but..., August 7, 2006
By Loungelistener "LL" (Great Lake State) - See all my reviews
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The book itself is interesting, but not "the" guide. It's now somewhat out of date, and no where as easy to follow (or as accurate) as the "EZ66 Guide For Travellers" by Jerry McClanahan. Use that if you really want the nitty-gritty on finding your way around and on Route 66.

However, this book is still an interesting read, and I don't regret buying it, and would recommend it. (though not as a guidebook for your Route 66 trip)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A bit outdated, but still very useful.
This book, when first published, was one of the first "comprehensive" guides to "revival" Route 66.

I've since looked at and considered securing others but stuck with... Read more
Published 5 months ago by G. E. Mantel

3.0 out of 5 stars Suffers by comparison
We started our trip with this guide but set it aside after two days. It has four major shortcomings:

First, it overlays modern routes on the classic strip maps. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Johnny

4.0 out of 5 stars ROUTE 66 FIRST TIME TRAVELLER
Before the purchase, I cared about reading some buyers opinions and most of them were positive, stressing, however, the guide informatin were much proper for those who intend to... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jose Antonio P. Neves

1.0 out of 5 stars VERY CONFUSING
I just returned from Route 66. I drove it 9 years ago with a different guide and had no problems. This guide is so confusing I became angry at it several times. Read more
Published on July 1, 2008 by Margo B. Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book!
I wasn't really very interested in Route 66 until my wife and I got interested in it during a trip to Arizona. Read more
Published on November 15, 2007 by James D. Crabtree

4.0 out of 5 stars Good to have with EZ66 Guide
The Route 66: EZ66 Guide for Travelers is a must but the Collector's Edition: Roadside Companion, with the Corvette and Model "T" picture on the cover is Great to have too. Read more
Published on May 20, 2007 by R. Lawrence

5.0 out of 5 stars Route 66 Essential
Excellent and informative. It would be impossible to find some parts of the old road without it.
Published on May 12, 2007 by C. Pearson

5.0 out of 5 stars Route 66: Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion
The companion I did not find as helpful and did not use it on my trip down route 66. The book that this companion goes with was enough. Read more
Published on January 11, 2007 by Dave G. Wynne

5.0 out of 5 stars Route 66 Travelers Guides
Excellent series of maps, including many details and points of interest. Mile by mile explanations and descriptions. Very useful.
Published on January 5, 2007 by Walter Garrett

3.0 out of 5 stars Good only one way
Although ideally you should travel route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica. Some of us travel a different route. Read more
Published on June 30, 2006 by Mark A. Harms

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