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Summary: Enlarged, improved 3rd edition of a standard Route 66 guide
Review: 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.
Rating:
Summary: Enlarged, improved 3rd edition of a standard Route 66 guide
Review: 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.
Rating:
Summary: Enlarged, improved 3rd edition of a standard Route 66 guide
Review: 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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Summary: All you need for the ultimate cross country drive
Review: I am currently on my third copy of this book. I've taken the cross country trip 8 times with Snyder as my guide, and have travelled every documented mile. While it doesn't show you every imaginable mile of every route, this guide takes you on all driveable portions, and to all the places of 66 myth and legend. My only complaint is that the binding is a little cheap, so after a trip there's usually some loose pages about! A definite must-have for anyone contemplating this cross country trip.
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Summary: Don't leave home with out it! Really!
Review: I keep mine in my van. I found a lot of sites using the booklet! Vary useful finding alinements and landmarks of the Mother Road. Great reading for roadies. It's one of the better road guide books I've found for cruising Route 66.
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Summary: Don't leave home with out it! Really!
Review: I keep mine in my van. I found a lot of sites using the booklet! Vary useful finding alinements and landmarks of the Mother Road. Great reading for roadies. It's one of the better road guide books I've found for cruising Route 66.
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Summary: Good book, but not enough tips
Review: I like the book, but I wish it had more details such as which 2 or 3 hotels he recommends in a particular city & why. More restaurants to stop at, etc.
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Summary: no better guide...
Review: Rt. 66 has so many fascinating stories, twists and turns and Tom Snyder doesn't miss a beat. Not only does he clearly document the route itself, but he fills the book with the bits of history, culture and stories of the people that make traveling Rt. 66 the most memorable trip you'll ever take!
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Summary: Essential Reading for a Route 66 Trip
Review: This book is great for really diving into the history and people of the road -- past and present. We "said Hi to Fran" at the Midpoint Cafe as the book suggested -- turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip.
I'm guessing the earlier reviews of the maps might have been reviewing an older edition, because we didn't have trouble following the directions (but we used this book in conjunction with the directions from the Here It Is Map Series).
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Summary: A must for the serious "Route 66" searcher !
Review: Tom Snyder's book is another I first came across while browsing in the Little America Gift Shop at Flagstaff. It is "the" book for finding all of the old segments of the road. The only problem is it is continually being outdated. The reprints of the ACSC strips are true "works of art".
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