{"id":277,"date":"2020-04-02T19:17:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T19:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.route66-map.com\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:15:01","slug":"route-66-alignments-in-travel-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.route66-map.com\/?page_id=277","title":{"rendered":"Purchase Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\">These are all books I suggest and have personally owned. They are written by authors from Oklahoma. They will help guide you on the various Route 66 alignments including the original and historic ones. The Route 66 alignments can be complicated to follow because they were moved and re-routed over the years. Having a current guide book is important. Get your books well in advance and start planning early. Try to select the portions of the route you most want to see. Then include the side trips and stops along the way. Be sure to break your trip into segments that allow you to see the neon signs that have been restored. It is best to see them at night, so plan your day around which town you will be spending the night in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\">You can support this website and these authors by purchasing through the Amazon affiliate links below. I get a very small fee from Amazon that helps with the expense of running this site and it does not add to your cost. Note that I have no advertisements or pop ups. This is a free site run by a fan of Route 66 who is not trying to make money off it. Just need enough to keep the domain active and hosting paid up. Thanks!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\">Red links to the sponsored Amazon site will open in a separate tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>EZ 66 Guide for Travelers<\/strong> by Jerry McClanahan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This is the essential book to have. Covers turn by turn directions, history, side trips, and points of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8f4fea4903884208af7bd8ef36a749c3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tqRCLj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Buy from Amazon >Here&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Route 66 Crossings<\/strong> by Jim Ross<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This book is really useful for locating the hard to find older alignments. It documents the bridges on Route 66. The information comes directly from state records. If you want to follow the road, find the bridges it crossed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a23564265038dbb7059c7ba88a6e8c47\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZuPAfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Buy from Amazon &gt;Here&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Route 66: The Mother Road<\/strong> by Michael Wallis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Great book for history and background information. It ignited the interest in Route 66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-56406895dda56c9d1c2b2ba32b5b01f5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZNHMXu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Buy from Amazon &gt;Here&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Secret Route 66: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>and Obscure<\/strong> by Jim Ross and Shellee Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The title says it all. If you want more than commercial tourist traps, this book will take you to interesting historical places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6285c7dbf75b3b6e79f2be0f7acb013e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4f8XOzW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Buy from Amazon &gt;Here&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Route 66<\/strong>: <strong>The First 100 Years<\/strong> by Jim Ross &amp; Shellee Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Jim and Shellee&#8217;s latest book.  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