基本説明
"Route 66"の著者Michael Wallisとピューリッツァー賞受賞の写真家M.S. Williamsonが1913年に開通したアメリカ初の大陸横断高速道路 ”リンカーン･ハイウェイ”をたどる。数百枚の写真(うち300枚はカラー）がかつての栄光の高速道路の凋落と復活を映し出す。高速道路沿いの骨董品級の食堂、アールデコの建築、けばけばしい娯楽施設、等々、アメリカの100年の姿を垣間見ることのできる案内書。
＊関連書 "Route 66 : The Mother Road" ISBN:9780312281618 pap. 75 Anniversary Edition by Wallis, Michael (St Martins Pr.) 2001/06
Full Description
It began in 1913 with a glorious new highway—stretching across 3,389 miles and 13 states—that connected the bright lights of Broadway with the foggy shores of San Francisco. It was a magnificent and meandering road that enticed millions of newly motoring Americans to hop into their Model Ts and explore the fading frontier. The Lincoln Highway. It was the road of Gettysburg, Pretty Boy Floyd, Notre Dame, the Great Salt Lake, and the Gold Rush Trail. Once a symbol of limitless potential, it is now undergoing (as Route 66 did twenty years ago) a miraculous revival. With hundreds of new and rare photographs provided by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Michael S. Williamson, this ode to a bygone era guides us across the true spine of the country, exploring vintage diners, Art Deco buildings, and funky roadside attractions, all waiting to be discovered.
