Murder and Mayhem on the Main Street of America: Tales from Bloody 66 - Paperback

by Jim Hinckley (Author)

Families on vacation. Serial Killers. Truck drivers. Vagabonds. Celebrities. Gangsters. The weary and the wicked of all types and stripes traveled the Mother Road. And not all of them made it. Some ended up in jail, others ended up in the grave, and the whereabouts of many remain mysteries. From Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 expert and aficionado Jim Hinckley is your tour guide down the sunless side of the street. Here's your ticket to Bloody 66.

Author Biography

Billed as America's storyteller, Jim Hinckley is the author of more than 20 books including The Route 66 Encyclopedia, Murder and Mayhem on The Main Street of America: Tales From Bloody 66, Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Ghost Towns of Route 66, and Here We Are on Route 66. Jim has brought the history of Route 66 and the American southwest to life, and inspired road trips with colorful presentations at an array of venues. He has been a keynote speaker at the first and second European Route 66 festivals, tourism conferences in the United States and Europe, and at an array of festivals.