Jim Hinckley is the author of twenty books and hundreds of feature articles on Route 66, the American Southwest, and the American auto industry. He has been a featured speaker at European Route 66 festivals in Germany and the Czech Republic, and at events in the United States and Canada. Hinckley is a former associate editor for Cars & Parts, and currently writes a monthly feature for New Zealand-based MotoringNZ. He also assists with the creation of visitor guides for communities such as Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the development of historic district walking tours. Jim is the creator of the Jim Hinckley’s America network that includes a website (jimhinckleysamerica.com), social media, the weekly livestream Coffee with Jim program, a YouTube channel, and the Wake Up with Jim podcast. Linked with this are community education programs developed to foster an increased awareness of an area’s history and its role in the development of tourism as a component in economic development.

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• INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: ILLINOIS The Towns that Coal BuiltInto the Land of LincolnCHAPTER 2: MISSOURI Ghost of the Modern Era: Times BeachThe Ghost Town Trail of MissouriAvillaCHAPTER 3: KANSAS CHAPTER 4: OKLAHOMA Afton and NarcissaWarwickEnd of the RoadFossTexolaCHAPTER 5: TEXAS To AmarilloThe Staked PlainsCHAPTER 6: NEW MEXICO Introduction to the Land of EnchantmentMontoya, Newkirk, CuervoGhosts of the Santa Fe TrailThe Timeless LandCHAPTER 7: ARIZONA Ghosts of the Painted DesertIn the Footsteps of the Camel CorpsChasing Louis ChevroletRoute 66, the Forgotten ChapterCHAPTER 8: CALIFORNIA GoffsGhosts of the Desert CauldronDaggettACKNOWLEDGMENTS SUGGESTED READING INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER

Jim Hinckley is the author of twenty books and hundreds of feature articles on Route 66, the American Southwest, and the American auto industry. He has been a featured speaker at European Route 66 festivals in Germany and the Czech Republic, and at events in the United States and Canada. Hinckley is a former associate editor for Cars & Parts, and currently writes a monthly feature for New Zealand-based MotoringNZ. He also assists with the creation of visitor guides for communities such as Tucumcari, New Mexico, and the development of historic district walking tours. Jim is the creator of the Jim Hinckley’s America network that includes a website (jimhinckleysamerica.com), social media, the weekly livestream Coffee with Jim program, a YouTube channel, and the Wake Up with Jim podcast. Linked with this are community education programs developed to foster an increased awareness of an area’s history and its role in the development of tourism as a component in economic development.

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• INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: ILLINOIS The Towns that Coal BuiltInto the Land of LincolnCHAPTER 2: MISSOURI Ghost of the Modern Era: Times BeachThe Ghost Town Trail of MissouriAvillaCHAPTER 3: KANSAS CHAPTER 4: OKLAHOMA Afton and NarcissaWarwickEnd of the RoadFossTexolaCHAPTER 5: TEXAS To AmarilloThe Staked PlainsCHAPTER 6: NEW MEXICO Introduction to the Land of EnchantmentMontoya, Newkirk, CuervoGhosts of the Santa Fe TrailThe Timeless LandCHAPTER 7: ARIZONA Ghosts of the Painted DesertIn the Footsteps of the Camel CorpsChasing Louis ChevroletRoute 66, the Forgotten ChapterCHAPTER 8: CALIFORNIA GoffsGhosts of the Desert CauldronDaggettACKNOWLEDGMENTS SUGGESTED READING INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER