Route 66 Across New Mexico: A Wanderer's Guide

by Jill Schneider

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826312802
• ISBN13: 9780826312808
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Very helpful, very informative

Most Route 66 books, if they mention New Mexico at all, talk about Albuquerque and Tucumcari. They completely glaze over all the amazing little spots along the way. That's why we needed this book. This book focuses exclusively on New Mexico, and tries it best to skip nothing--no little town, no re-routing, no side trip, et cetera. It has photos, maps, and a very insightful text. I particularly enjoyed its chapters on the road from Albuquerque to Tijeras Canyon, the road from Tijeras Canyon to Moriarty, and Arthur Hannett's spiteful yet amusing re-routing of the old road, done just to annoy the Santa Fe politicians he blamed for his losing the election. Anyone interested in Route 66 through Tijeras Canyon, Carl Webb (the founder of the town of Cedar Crest), or Route 66 in general will find good, readable information here. The whole book is written in an odd style, with a recurring fictional character--"The Peddler"--that guides you along the old road, but it never ceases to be an enjoyable read.