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There is a series of state-specific guidebooks for Route 66. These guidebooks range in style from casual to near-academic, but all of them are quite complete in describing the location, evolution, and lore of the multiple alignments of Route 66 within their respective state.
For the enthusiast or researcher with an appetite for significant amounts of historical detail, maps, charts, and drawings, these books are unmatched.
- Illinois: "Traveling the New, Historic Route 66 of Illinois" by John Weiss
ISBN: 0960457631 Available at www.geocities.com/illinoishistoricroute66/index-JWbook.htm
- Missouri: "Missouri US 66 Tour Book" by C.H. (Skip) Curtis
ISBN: 0963386344 $12.95 Available from the bookstore at Route 66 Magazine.
- Oklahoma: "Oklahoma Route 66" by Jim Ross
ISBN: 0967748127 $12.95 Available at www.hhjm.com/maps/book.htm
- Arizona: "Route 66 Across Arizona: A Comprehensive Two-Way Guide for Touring Route 66"
by Richard K. Mangum and Sherry G. MangumISBN: 189151766X $21.95 Available from the bookstore at Route 66 Magazine.
"Alignments of Route 66 In Arizona" by Stefan Joppich
Web-based Adobe PDF publication available at: www.petzlaff.net/route66/AZatlas.pdf
- California: "Guide To Historic Route 66 in California" by the California Historic Route 66 Association
ISBN: unknown $10.95 Available from the bookstore at Route 66 Magazine.
"Finding the End of the Mother Road: Route 66 in Los Angeles County" by Scott Piotrowski
ISBN: 0-9741350-0-3 Available at www.66productions.com