Don't make me pull over! : an informal history of the family road trip / Richard Ratay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ratay, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile travel--United States--History--20th century.

Automobile travel.

Family vacations--United States--History--20th century.

Family vacations.

Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

History.

United States.

Manners and customs.

United States--Social life and customs--20th century.

Genre:

History.

Nonfiction.

Physical Description:

xii, 272 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Do not make me pull over!

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Scribner, 2018.

Summary:

Explores the history of the family road trip, how its evolution mirrored the evolution of the United States, and why road trips have largely disappeared.

Contents:

Swerving through the seventies : a family boldly leaves its driveway

Pioneers of the pavement : the long road to the interstates

Hey, where's everybody going? : Americans set off to discover America

Packed in like sardines : join us, won't you?

Smokeys in the bush : dodging cops (and stops) on the interstates

Time to pass : diversions, directions and discoveries

Eating up the miles : dining while driving

Inn and out : motels, hotels and invaders from space

Heavy metal highways : land yachts, station wagons and "the Thing"

Through the windshield together : a crash course in seatbelts and safety

Up, up and away : all roads lead to the airport

Leaving it all behind : the end of the road for road trips?

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781501188749

1501188747

9781501188756

1501188755

OCLC:

1031429411

Publisher Number:

99977448300