On the Road Again: The Art of Travel
In search of America
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Discovering America: Roadside Signs and Attractions
What keeps you going isn’t some fine destination but just the road you’re on, and the fact that you know how to drive.
—Barbara Kingsolver
There are hundreds of quotes about the art of travel (and the art of living), especially words that suggest that the journey matters as much as the destination . . . often more.
This philosophy is right on target when exploring one of the cornerstones of American life—the road trip.
Four million miles of highways can tell a good story—the roadside signs and attractions offer a realistic glimpse into the fabric of America.
Welcome to South Dakota.
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From the Burma Shave ads of the 50s and 60s that stretched their storyline into six sequential signs to the roadside signs and attractions of today, we are given a window to the character...
