Across The Tracks A Route 66 Story

ACROSS THE TRACKS: A ROUTE 66 STORY is a nationally distributed series of three, one-hour audio documentaries, with great music and readings from artists who’ve celebrated 66: Woody Guthrie, Ry Cooder, Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, Bobby Troup, plus dramatic excerpts from films and old radio – Orson Welles and Wolfman Jack.

By David K. Dunaway. Narrated by Martin Milner. 3 CD set.

#1 Route 66 Forever: How Route 66 took its roots from the railroads. Join everyone from rock stars to rocket scientists in recounting tales of the Old Road.

#2 Route 66's Prairies & Plains: The joys of driving, eating, and sight seeing on 66 from Chicago to Amarillo. Visit with ranchers, farmers, and Okies fleeing the Depression and dust storms.

#3 Route 66's Mountains & Desert: The wild, Western 66 from camel trails in New Mexico to a Hollywood finale on Sunset Boulevard. Hear the motel owners tell the stories travelers left behind when checking out.

About the Author: David K. Dunaway has been a prize-winning radio producer for twenty-five years, specializing in historical and literary documentaries; His series on Aldous Huxley won a Gold Medal from the International Radio Festival in New York. Dunaway teaches at the University of New Mexico and San Francisco State. He’s the author of nine volumes of biography and history.