Hispanic on Route 66

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword: America’s Road ix
4. INTRODUCTION xiii
5. I. RAILROADS AND THE PREHISTORY OF ROUTE 66
6. Buffalo Hunting on Route 66 1
7. A Tour on the Prairies 5
8. On the Western Tour with Washington Irving 8
9. The Journals of the Superintendent of the Wagon World 11
10. Railroaders’ Route 66 15
11. One Night in the Red Dog Saloon 18
12. The U.P. Trail 23
13. Recalling Route 66’s Trail of Tears 27
14. A BIOREGIONAL APPROACH TO ROUTE 66: AN INTRODUCTION 31
15. II. PRAIRIE 66: ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, AND KANSAS
16. The Santa Fe Trail 34
17. Too Many Midnights 38
18. The Lost Boy 41
19. The Boy: Okie Passage on Route 66 44
20. Blind Corner 47
21. West on 66 51
22. III. PLAINS 66: OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
23. Working with Will 56
24. The Autobiography of Will Rogers 58
25. Back Road 66 61
26. Wild Boy of the Road 63
27. The Negro Motorist Green Book 66
28. ’53 Buick 68
29. Black on 66 72
30. Mr. Route 66 75
31. Kicking 66 78
32. On Route 66 in Texas 81
33. Cadillac Ranch 87
34. IV. MOUNTAIN 66: NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
35. Mining Along 66 94
36. Hot Saturday 98
37. The Thin Mountain Air 101
38. Laguna Exile 104
39. The Grapes of Wrath 108
40. Ceremony 112
41. The Hitch-Hiker 114
42. The Air-Conditioned Nightmare 118
43. Hispanic on Route 66 121
44. V. DESERT AND COASTAL 66: CALIFORNIA
45. Gunslinger 126
46. The High Window 128
47. Indian Farm-Workers on 66 132
48. The Music of 66 136
49. Soul in the Desert 141
50. Blue Time 144
51. Sleep in the Mojave Desert 147
52. Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream 150
53. Sleeping Beauty 153
54. VI. THE FUTURE OF 66
55. A Rocket Scientist Looks at Route 66’s Future 158
56. Rogue in Space 161
57. Brave New World 164
58. A Select Route 66 Bibliography 169
59. Credits 174
60. Acknowledgments 178
61. About the Author 179