The 66 Kids: More Stories and Hi-Jinks From the Mother Road

The 66 Kids: More Stories and Hi-Jinks From the Mother Road

Authors: Bob Boze Bell and Marshall Trimble
Publisher: Two Roads West
Cover Type: Softcover
Page Count: 112 pages

The 66 Kids: More Stories and Hi-Jinks From the Mother Road is the second volume of Bob Boze Bell and Marshall Trimble’s glorious take on growing up on the Mother Road. Check out the stories (some of them even true!) and hi-jinks from Boxlip Darell to Leadfoot Logas, it is a rowdy romp back to the old days of Route 66.

“The 66 Kids is a trip down Memory Lane on the most famous highway in America. From its glory days to abandonment, and transition from highway to icon, The 66 Kids is a book that brings Route 66 to life.”

—Jim Hinckley, author of Route 66: America’s Longest Small Town

“Only Bob Boze Bell would dare update a memoir. This is the price you pay for living too long. But it’s a great ride to accompany him on.”

—Paul Andrew Hutton, author of The Apache Wars

“The 66 Kids is a sort of high school yearbook for those, like me, who grew up along the Mother Road. Here you’ll recognize places—and especially the cars— that made the route so iconic in American history.”

—Max McCoy, author of Elevations: A Personal Exploration of the Arkansas River

“Marshall Trimble and I have been simpatico pals for decades. This man carries more Arizona history and folktales in his head than any person that I know. His boyhood memories of living in Ash Fork and on old Route 66 are the ‘real deal,’ and his down-to-earth style of telling about them creates a special warmth and charm for the readers of this wonderful book.”

—Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s Official State Balladeer (58 yrs.)

It's the most famous highway in the world - find out, or remember, why.

Tens of thousands of travelers from around the world spend millions of dollars every year trying to recapture the aura of a simpler time. When gasoline can top $4 a gallon and Route 66 is, in many ways, a shell of its former glory, what keeps them coming? Author Bob Boze Bell, a lifelong resident of Kingman, Arizona (one of the quintessential Route 66 towns), has accumulated a unique sense of the Mother Road's history, not to mention friendships with folks from Kingman and other Route 66 communities. In The 66 Kid--part autobiography, part narrative history, part oral history - Bell offers a highly illustrated account of the world's most famous highway full of the author's personal observations and recollections, and exciting first-person accounts from people who lived, worked, and played along the road. Bell digs deep into the roots of the Route 66, offering insights into the people who made it run: from the neon-lit motels to the greasy-spoon diners, and even the shady roadside attractions. Illustrated with period postcards and photos, as well as the author's own maps and art created for this project, The 66 Kid proves that you can still get your kicks on Route 66.

About the author:
Bob Boze Bell is the author of The Illustrated Life and Times of Doc Holliday; Wyatt Earp; Billy the Kid; Wild Bill Hickok; and Geronimo, as well as the quintessential gunfighter series Classic Gunfights I, II and III. Bob Boze Bell serves as executive editor of True West Magazine and has made various appearances as a guest speaker on the History, Discovery and Westerns Channels along with being featured on True West Moments on Encore’s Western Channel. His artwork may been seen on a variety of book covers and in fine art collections worldwide.