Route 66 Treasures

Route 66 Treasures
Author: Jim Hinckley
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2013-10-21
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0760344892

Route 66 Treasures offers an exciting new history of the Main Street of America, including more than a dozen facsimile re-creations of rare memorabilia from throughout the decades.

The Missing Bachelor Farmer: A Nancy Keene Mystery

The Missing Bachelor Farmer: A Nancy Keene Mystery
Author: Louise Hathaway
Publisher: Louise Hathaway
Total Pages:
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1301248592

Are you a fan of Prairie Home Companion? Have you ever thought of going on a pilgrimage to see the towns that Garrison Keillor had in mind when he created his fictional town of Lake Wobegon? If so, I hope you will enjoy this book about a precocious teenager who talks her father into taking her to Minnesota on just such a quest. He wants to go on a Bob Dylan pilgrimage while there, but she has other plans after a "bachelor farmer" (who was last seen at the "Chatterbox Cafe") goes missing and they join the search party. Part travelogue, this book also contains pictures from the writer's trip to "Lake Wobegon".

Route 66 Backroads

Route 66 Backroads
Author: Jim Hinckley
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2008-10-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1616731923

Get off the beaten path and explore the hidden-gem destinations within a few hours of the Mother Road! Includes numerous photos and illustrations. Known as the Main Street of America and the Mother Road, US Route 66 is the nation’s best-known highway. This lavishly illustrated book steers you from Chicago to Los Angeles, traveling through the lowlands of the American Plains and the high plateaus of New Mexico and Arizona, from the Great Lakes to the mighty Pacific Ocean, and through major metropolises and remote country towns. Best of all, it lets you branch away from the Mother Road and encounter gems hidden beyond today’s standard motels and tourist traps—the quaint frontier communities that date back to the nation’s westward expansion; the legacy of ancient native cultures; and the awe-inspiring natural wonders that have graced these lands since time immemorial. State parks, wildlife refuges, museums, historic sites, literary landmarks, and much more are there to be explored within a few hours’ drive from the path of Route 66. The fifty trips included here offer new travel opportunities for the thousands of road-trippers who follow this legendary route, looking for something more. “The road and this book recall a time before franchise restaurants and chain motels choked America’s highways . . . the guide consists of 50 driving tours, which include plenty of side trips.” —Arizona Republic

The Ghost in the Plantation: A Nancy Keene Mystery

The Ghost in the Plantation: A Nancy Keene Mystery
Author: Louise Hathaway
Publisher: Louise Hathaway
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2014-03-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1301843644

Do you like Nancy Drew? Do you like New Orleans? If so, you will enjoy this humorous and PG-rated story that especially targets women baby boomers who grew up reading and loving the Nancy Drew series. The teenage sleuth in this story goes on vacation with her father and friends to the French Quarter. What starts out as a sight-seeing trip changes into a murder/mystery when a docent at Oak Alley Plantation is murdered. Part travelogue, part ghost story, this book mixes voodoo, ghosts, and bayous into a spicy gumbo of a whodunit. Here's what reviewers are saying about this book: She follows the clues and the mystery is solved in a satisfying way. Having recently visited New Orleans, I was intrigued by the description of the city, especially the French Quarter." “I found the mystery interesting but also enjoyed reading of the sites in New Orleans.”

Route 66

Route 66
Author: Tom Snyder
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2000-03-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780312254179

Fully revised and expanded New stories-more details -Nearly 30 feet of strip maps -350 towns and attractions -More highway memorabilia -Mini-tours-rentals-discounts -Chicago-L.A. mileage table

Ghosts, Witches, and Voodoo with All That Jazz: A Supernatural New Orleans Mystery

Ghosts, Witches, and Voodoo with All That Jazz: A Supernatural New Orleans Mystery
Author: Louise Hathaway
Publisher: Louise Hathaway
Total Pages: 142
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In this supernatural murder mystery that takes place in New Orleans, a nineteen-year-old woman wearing a bridal gown is strangled in Saint Louis Cemetery in the middle of the night. Around the same time, a man in the poor section of town is murdered and the killer writes a letter to the newspaper, claiming to be the infamous Axeman, a real-life character who is part of the city's spooky past. Are these cases related? Along with spicy doses of gumbo, voodoo, witchcraft, ghosts, and all that jazz, female homicide detective Yvonne Dauphin investigates.

Travelers in Time: A Search for the Missing

Travelers in Time: A Search for the Missing
Author: Louise Hathaway
Publisher: Louise Hathaway
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1005665869

Two sisters go back to the 1860s to search for their missing parents who did not return from their time travel adventure. The sisters navigate the building of the transcontinental railroad and experience the world of post Civil War America.

The Summer of Love: A Trip Back to 1968

The Summer of Love: A Trip Back to 1968
Author: Louise Hathaway
Publisher: Louise Hathaway
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2014-03-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1311544402

This humorous time-travel fantasy is about two sisters who are magically transported back to the 1968 Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa, California—an outdoor concert later described as “Orange County’s Woodstock”. Both sisters had attended the festival when they were teenagers. In this book, Amy morphs into her 13-year-old self, wearing a mini-skirt and go-go boots; and her sister Denise turns into her pregnant 18-year-old self, wearing a homemade maternity blouse trimmed with peace symbols that she has fashioned out of red rickrack. Once again, they hear bands such as The Bryds, The Grateful Dead, The Jefferson Airplane, and Steppenwolf. They hitch-hike back to their childhood home, see and talk to relatives who died years ago, and even run into younger versions of their husbands. Despite all the fun they are having, they are plagued with the question, “How are we going to get back to 2018?” Flash back to the 60s and find out why this story has earned Five Star and Four Star Reviews. Here's what reviewers are saying about this book: "Excellently written this story is an outstanding tale of the 1960’s with such descriptive detail I felt as though I was really there and living it all through the sisters’ eyes. From the festival, the stores, the cars, the house it’s all there. So amazing. Step into the photo booth take a flashback and relive 1968 once again." "Great read, especially if were a "child" of the 60's era." "Fun in the summertime. If you are of a certain age this book will have you smiling all day long."

Fighting Demons

Fighting Demons
Author: Louise Hathaway
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1900
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1310010528

In this combination romance novel and murder mystery, New Orleans Homicide Detective Yvonne Dauphin has just checked herself out of a psychiatric hospital when the story opens. She is determined to prove to her boss and coworkers that she is still up to the job, and fights her bipolar demons while trying to find and arrest a serial killer. To complicate matters further, she is hoping to get back together with her ex-husband. Will they get a second chance at love? Will she find the serial killer? Is she strong enough to withstand the pressures of her complicated love life and her job? Find out in this intriguing and romantic murder mystery. Five Star Review: "A must-read! I couldn’t put it down and read the eBook in a day. Louise Hathaway's writing talent shines through her characters, plot, and ending. The dash of romance was just the right amount of seasoning to enhance the flavor of this story." Five Star Review: "A double-edged fictional story, with more than one demon at work stealing lives. If you are interested in learning a thing or two about the challenges experienced by anyone who has bipolar disorder, then this is the story for you! Highly recommended." Five Star Review: "The characters are well written, likable, and 3 dimensional." Five Star Review: "Great Detective Story. Highly recommended. Murder, Mystery, Romance, and so much more. I couldn’t put it down."