Jim Hinckley: 8 books
Travel Route 66
A Guide to the History, Sights, and Destinations Along the Main Street of America
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Long one of America’s most cherished byways, Route 66 remains a popular tourist attraction and travel route for thousands of travelers every year. While stretches of the once-glorious road have been paved over or bypassed by the interstates, the journey from Chicago to Santa Monica along the path...
by Jim Hinckley, Kerrick James
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Ghost towns lie all along the Mother Road. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boomtowns built around oil mines, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley as he tours...
by Jim Hinckley
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
It is a living, breathing time capsule suspended in the era of I Like Ike buttons and tail fins. It is the crossroads of the past and future where an electric vehicle museum shares space with a Route 66 museum in a century old powerhouse, and you share the road with Model T Fords and Toyotas. It is...
Ghost Towns of the Southwest: Your Guide to the Historic Mining Camps and Ghost Towns of Arizona and New Mexico
Your Guide to the Historic Mining Camps and Ghost Towns of Arizona and New Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
For centuries, the stunning panoramas of Arizona and New Mexico served as the backdrop for a veritable cavalcade of human history. From Anasazi cities built within towering canyon walls to early outpost villages of an expanding young nation, the Southwest served as the home to a range of communities...
Route 66
America's Longest Small Town
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Take a road trip down the iconic “Mother Road”! Route 66 tells the stories of this highway's people, legends, and funky roadside attractions.
Part legend, part nostalgia, part working highway, part touchstone to an America of the past, Route 66 is the only road in the United States so fascinating...
Route 66 Backroads
Your Guide to Scenic Side Trips & Adventures from the Mother Road
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Known as the Main Street of America and the Mother Road, U.S. Route 66 is the nation’s best known highway. Once the microcosm of a culture increasingly connected by automobiles, its sights and attractions are now a fascinating reflection of a nation on the move. Travel this iconic highway through...
by Philip Varney, Jim Hinckley
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Ghosts Towns of the West is filled with photographs, maps, history, and detailed directions to find the best ghost towns to linger in the wake of the Old West.
Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns...
Backroads of Arizona - Second Edition
Along the Byways to Breathtaking Landscapes and Quirky Small Towns
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Explore the wide open spaces of Arizona with this guide to roads less traveled and awe-inspiring sights less seen. Backroads of Arizona guides you into the heart of Arizona's sun-shiny beauty and fascinating history. In this thoroughly updated edition, you'll find twenty-five driving tours and adventures...