{"product_id":"highway-50-james-lilliefors-9781555910730","title":"Highway 50: Ain't That America","description":"\u003ci\u003eHighway 50\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the country's most historic but under-appreciated highways, full of quintessentially American places that have held fast to a spirit of individuality lost to \"progress\" elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author James Lilliefors journeyed on this unique road and, in \u003ci\u003eHighway 50\u003c\/i\u003e, chronicles some of the remarkable people who live alongside it - from the colorful mayor of Dodge City, Kansas, to the woman who created one of the world's great space museums to a Native American couple in Utah who live on their own terms to the man who paints Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisements on barns. \u003ci\u003eHighway 50\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"offers vicarious adventure to the house-bound as well as a sense of wonder at what lies ahead.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The central-most of America's coast-to-coast roads, Highway 50 begins in Maryland and ends three thousand miles away in California. More than any other American road, it tells the tale of the country's westward expansion, following a route mapped by George Washington in the East, pioneer trails in the Midwest and gold-rush roads in the West. But Route 50 has often been overlooked, taking a back seat to the better-known Highway 40 and Route 66. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This lively travelogue mixes local lore with history as it \u003cb\u003e\"navigates the very toughest part of the trip to journey beyond a book-writing notion and put places in our imagination,\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Lilliefors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555910734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555910730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.36w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/1993 pg. 1293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/08\/1993","brand":"James Lilliefors","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46233039536383,"sku":"9781555910730","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89002e3d-e1d5-46a8-a426-b3895e4a315e.jpg?v=1728991885","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/highway-50-james-lilliefors-9781555910730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}