Don't make me pull over! : an informal history of the family road trip Cover Image

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Don't make me pull over! : an informal history of the family road trip / Richard Ratay.

Summary:

Explores the history of the family road trip, how its evolution mirrored the evolution of the United States, and why road trips have largely disappeared.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501188749
ISBN: 1501188747
ISBN: 9781501188756
ISBN: 1501188755
Physical Description: 288 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: New York : Scribner, [2018]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Swerving through the seventies : a family boldly leaves its driveway -- Pioneers of the pavement : the long road to the interstates -- Hey, where's everybody going? : Americans set off to discover America -- Packed in like sardines : join us, won't you? -- Smokeys in the bush : dodging cops (and stops) on the interstates -- Time to pass : diversions, directions and desperation -- Eating up the miles : dining while driving -- Inn and out : motels, hotels and invaders from space -- Heavy metal highways : land yachts, station wagons and "the Thing" -- Through the windshield together : a crash course in highway safety -- Up, up and away : all roads lead to the airport -- Leaving it all behind : the end of the road for road trips?