The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the good ol' American West, Route 66, once hosted a thriving array of boom towns built around oil wells, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley, the author of Ghost Towns of Route 66, on a tour of more than 25 ghost towns. It's rich in stories and history and is also complemented by gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography by Kerrick James. As an added treat, this book includes directions and travel tips for ghost-town explorations along Route 66--that is, if you're brave enough