American Highways
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BONANZA HIGHWAY: U.S. 95 IN NEVADA (HIGHWAYS OF THE WEST)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2024)
If you want to know how Nevada came into its own during the 20th century, U.S. Highway 95 is a great place to start. That state's longest road, running from the Oregon border to its southern tip, is also its richest. Hence, the name Bonanza Highway. A tour of U.S. 95 will take you through fertile lands watered by the Newlands Reclamation Act near Fallon, down past the old boomtowns of Tonopah and Goldfield, then on to Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. Bonanza Highway: U.S. 95, Nevada's Road to Riches, is the fifth volume in Stephen H. Provost’s Highways of the West series, illustrated more than 550 contemporary and historical images. And there certainly is plenty to see.
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AMERICA'S LONELIEST ROAD (HIGHWAYS OF THE WEST)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2022)
"America's Loneliest Road" retraces the Lincoln Highway and follows U.S. 50 across Nevada in a historical travelogue accompanied by some 400 vintage and modern images. You'll visit places like the McGill Drug Store, the International Hotel in Austin, and the Hotel Nevada in Ely. You'll rediscover abandoned pavement, and you'll explore ghost towns like Hamilton and Lane City as you trace this desolate road and its evolution from the late 19th century to today. Inspired by the U.S. 50 passport program and designed as a companion volume to your road trip.
Paperback (286 pages, 7 x 10)
Color keepsake hardcover, eBook
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SIERRA HIGHWAY: U.S 395 (HIGHWAYS OF THE WEST)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2023)
Discover the majesty and history of the Three Flags Highway and El Camino Sierra from the timber country near the Oregon border south through Reno, Carson City, and Nevada’s oldest town. Climb toward the crest of the range and explore haunting Mono and breathtaking Mammoth Lakes, then descend to the edge of the Mojave Desert and witness a wholly different kind of beauty. Revisit old 395 where it once continued down all the way to San Diego, the only highway to share part of its length with both the Lincoln Highway and Route 66. Featuring more than 550 contemporary and historical images.
paperback (360 pages, 7 x 10)
Color keepsake hardcover, eBook
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VICTORY ROAD: U.S. 40 IN NEVADA (HIGHWAYS OF THE WEST)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2022)
Few people remember the Victory Highway, which lives today in the historical shadow of the far more famous Lincoln Highway. Yet it was this road that traced old California Emigrant Trail traveled by the Donner Party, Mark Twain, and countless others. And it was this road that became the primary east-west thoroughfare through Nevada, paving the way for U.S. 40 and, later, Interstate 80. Packed with more than 350 historical and contemporary images, Victory Road is the third installment in Stephen H. Provost's series of historical travelogues touring the Highways of the West.
Paperback (245 pages, 7 x 10)
Hardcover, eBook
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LINCOLN HIGHWAY IN CALIFORNIA (HIGHWAYS OF THE WEST)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2022)
Produced in conjunction with the Lincoln Highway Association of California, this volume will take you on a historical travelogue that features the beauty of Lake Tahoe, Donner Pass, Truckee, and Auburn; the history of places like Dutch Flat and California's capital; and the farms and fields of the Sacramento Valley on the way to San Francisco and the highway's Western Terminus. In all, the nation's first coast-to-coast highway covered 517 miles and passed through 85 towns and historical places in the Golden State. Retrace its here with this comprehensive historical guide accompanied by more than 550 historical and modern images.
Paperback (323 pages, 7 x 10)
Hardcover, eBook
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AMERICA'S FIRST HIGHWAYS (AMERICA'S HISTORIC HIGHWAYS)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2020)
Before the era of the interstate highway, before there was even a Route 66, there were auto trails. For a brief period in the early 20th century, these privately funded roads bridged the gap between the era of the stagecoach turnpike and the age of the federal highway. With names like the Yellowstone Trail, the National Old Trails Road and the famed Lincoln Highway, they offered the newly unshackled American tourist a way to hit the open road — even if that road was dirt or gravel, and you were liable to get lost along the way. Learn about how the auto trails came into being, their role in paving the way for our federal highways, and their eventual demise. It’s all here in a single volume packed with details and more than 200 historic and modern images.
Paperback (323 pages, 8 x 10), eBook
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YESTERDAY'S HIGHWAYS (AMERICA'S HISTORIC HIGHWAYS)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2020)
Relive the history of the American highway. Illustrated with more than 400 images from roads across the country, Yesterday’s Highways takes you to the old diners, motels, filling stations, and quirky roadside haunts of yesteryear. From White Castle to Howard Johnson’s, learn about how the American road served up burgers and coffee and blue-plate specials to weary truckers and vacationing families. Journey back to the age of auto camps and revisit the time when mom-and-pop motel courts ruled the side of the road. Highways once zigzagged through downtowns, turning at stop signs and following rail lines. Experience what made these roads and so many others the lifeblood of the American experience.
Paperback (264 pages, 8 x 10)
eBook
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HIGHWAYS OF THE SOUTH (AMERICA'S HISTORIC HIGHWAYS)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2021)
A host of roadside traditions started out in the South and spread nationwide, from Chick-fil-A to Cracker Barrel, from KFC to Krispy Kreme. The South has given us fried chicken and barbecue, NASCAR and Mayberry. It’s a region rich in history and tradition, steeped in pride and tainted by prejudice. On Southern highways, you’ll pass dinosaurs and giant chickens, Waffle Houses and Muffler men. You can even sleep in a wigwam or see seven states from Lookout Mountain — or so they say. Illustrated with 400 historic and contemporary images, Volume III of "America’s Historic Highways" takes you on a trip along the highways to discover it all.
Paperback (302 pages, 8 x 10)
eBook
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HAPPY MOTORING! ............(ROADSIDE ILLUSTRATED
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2023)
Happy Motoring! takes its name from the old Esso catch phrase and takes you on a journey down memory lane in this installment of Stephen H. Provost's Roadside Illustrated series. This pictorial essay featuring hundreds of historical and modern photographs documents the evolution of the gas station in its many forms, from suburban-style cottage to "icebox" to roadside attraction. The introduction provides a brief history of gas stations and the petroleum industry in the United States, and photo captions give you a sense of place and history for some of the most interesting and iconic stations across America.
Paperback (303 pages, 7 x 10)
Hardcover, eBook
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SIGNPOST UP AHEAD: THE WEST (ROADSIDE ILLUSTRATED)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2023)
Signs are all around us on the highway, beckoning drivers and their passengers to look this way or that, stop here or there, or keep going in the right direction. Billboards tell us what to buy. Speed limit signs tell us how fast to go. Stephen H. Provost brings you the first book in his Roadside Illustrated series, Signpost Up Ahead, The West. This volume, covering more than 300 pages and containing hundreds of photos, is a pictorial love letter to the American road. You'll find photos of towering oil-derrick-shaped signs, neon masterpieces from Las Vegas, and quirky roadside messages from west of the Mississippi.
Paperback (320 pages, 7 x 10)
Hardcover, eBook
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SIGNPOST UP AHEAD: THE EAST (ROADSIDE ILLUSTRATED)
STEPHEN H. PROVOST (2023)
Featuring hundreds of historical and contemporary photos of iconic and familiar signs from east of the Mississippi River, it includes everything from century-old barn signs on rural routes to scaffolded signs on high-rises at the center of major cities. This book is intended to capture as much of our roadside history as possible by including a representative sample of signage across seven categories. The author invites you on a scenic and historical journey through city streets, down rural byways, up the coast, across the plains, and through the mountains. You'll traverse these roads as they once appeared, and as they appear today, including such famed highways as the Blue Ridge Parkway, Lincoln Highway, and Cumberland Road.
Paperback (296 pages, 7 x 10)
Hardcover, eBook
suitable for all ages
“A tremendous resource for anyone interested in local history, scenic travel, and the story about the major highway in Nevada’s development. The author combines a huge collection of historic and recent photographs while interpreting the intrigue behind each location along the old Lincoln Highway/US 50. The book serves both as an historical record and a guidebook for travel through the central portion of the state.”
Brian Suen, past vice president the Lincoln Highway Association, on America’s Loneliest Road
“This is my type of book, great information, awesome photos and fun historical details. The old photos are reason enough to pick up a copy, but this book is like a historical road trip! I bought an extra copy for my folks.” (5 stars)
— Jaycee, Amazon verified purchaser, on Sierra Highway