Description: Romancing the Roads by Gerry Hempel Davis This compendium of observations, discoveries, reviews, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well. It reads as a diary of discoveries along Americas highways and byways, from Maine to Florida and west to the Mississippi. ... FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well. It reads not as a phone directory but more as a shared diary of discoveries along Americas highways and byways. Unless otherwise noted, the author has visited every place mentioned, from Buds Discount Center in Jasper, Alabama to the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. Even if you never get in the car and discover such wonders for yourself, you will enjoy this vicarious journey to places both sublime and ordinary as the author makes her way from Maine to Florida and west to the Mississippi River. Author Biography Gerry Hempel Davis worked for the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, was the youngest producer of the Ed Sullivan Show, and was for several years a correspondent for The Today Show. She is the author of the authorized history of The Today Show as well as The Moving Experience. She lives in Richmond, Virginia. Review The memories my friend Charles Kuralt once gave us / Are echoed today by Gerry Hempel Davis / Who also loves driving our countrys back roads / Where Americas romance and beauty explodes. / With the power to touch, to inspire and move. / Somehow I know my friend Charles would approve. -- Charles OsgoodWhen I was a kid, Dinah Shore sang, See the USA in your Chevrolet / America is asking you to call / Drive your Chevrolet through the USA / Americas the Greatest land of all. In this book, Gerry Davis heard Dinahs call, and she sees the USA. -- Steve Friedman, executive producer, The Dylan Ratigan Show, MSNBC Long Description This compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well. It reads not as a phone directory but more as a shared diary of discoveries along Americas highways and byways. Unless otherwise noted, the author has visited every place mentioned, from Buds Discount Center in Jasper, Alabama to the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. Even if you never get in the car and discover such wonders for yourself, you will enjoy this vicarious journey to places both sublime and ordinary as the author makes her way from Maine to Florida and west to the Mississippi River. Review Quote When I was a kid, Dinah Shore sang, See the USA in your Chevrolet / America is asking you to call / Drive your Chevrolet through the USA / Americas the Greatest land of all. In this book, Gerry Davis heard Dinahs call, and she sees the USA. Details ISBN1589796195 Publisher Taylor Trade Publishing ISBN-10 1589796195 ISBN-13 9781589796195 Format Paperback Imprint Taylor Trade Publishing Place of Publication Lanham Country of Publication United States Author Gerry Hempel Davis DEWEY 917.304 Short Title ROMANCING THE ROADS V01 Language English Media Book Pages 416 Subtitle A Driving Divas Firsthand Guide, East of the Mississippi UK Release Date 2012-01-16 AU Release Date 2012-01-16 NZ Release Date 2012-01-16 Series Romancing the Roads Audience General Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-11-16 US Release Date 2011-11-16 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137156650;
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