Jim's comments (member since Sep 13, 2008)

Jim's comments from the Travel Literature Makes My Heart Beat Faster.. group.

This may seem shameless self promotion but a couple of years ago I published a fun filled volume entitled The Big Book of car Culture. The is heavily illustrated book chronicled the rise of American car culture from the Model T to the Ford Mustang, the formation of Holiday Inn to McDonalds, and from the evolution of highway signs to the development of the crash test dummy.
While condcting research for the book I discovered a cornucopia of interesting facts and the history behind fascinating places such as Rock City, Wall Drug, Graceland.
As winter is fast approaching you might find this book an interesting way to while away those winter nights in front of the fire. It might also encourage you to plan some adventures for next spring.

I discovered an interesting book by Emily Post, By Motor to the Golden Gate. The book was written in 1916 and has now been reprinted. The style is somewhat dry but overall it is a fascinating look into the adventure that was automobile travel in the first decades of the past century.