July 20, 2003
For more information about the adventures of travel in early
20th century America,
read this book.
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Americans on the
Road–From Autocamp to Motel, 1910–1945
Unlike today when people use their
cars for business or to drive to work, before World War II, the
automobile was mostly used for recreation. Most people lived
near their jobs and took the trolley or bus to work. This a book
about how motorists experienced a sense of novelty and adventure
that has long since been lost. In the early 1900s travellers
camped wherever they stopped along the roadside, "gypsying"
in their cars or tents. In the 1920s municipalities offered free
campsites. As building and maintenance costs for these campsites
rose, towns began to charge small fees. The steady stream of
paying customers prompted entrepreneurs to build cheap restaurants
and lodgings and the motel industry was born.
6" x 9" 212 pages, index, illustrations, paperbound
#432 Americans on Road $19.95  |
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Here are two volumes containing
reproductions of Flashbacks cartoons:
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A Cartoon of the
District of Columbia Flashbacks
Volume One Patrick M.
Reynolds brings history
to life with a sense of humor. His exciting drawings put you
on the scene with the conflicts, madness, plus the wheeling and
dealing that resulted in the location and construction of the
U.S. capital city. This book covers the early history of DC from
1776 to 1863. You'll be surprised at how many cities served as
the U.S. capital; you'll be amazed that the city was built--despite
all the bickering, petty jealousies, and down-right stupidity.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F1 Cartoon History of DC $14.95
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DC Neighborhoods Flashbacks
Vol. Two Artist-writer Patrick M. Reynolds takes
you to the Washington that tourists seldom see The U.S. capital
expanded with the growth of public transportation into such areas
as Shepard Park, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Kalorama, Dupont Circle,
Adams Morgan, Capital Hill, LDroit Park, Tenleytown, Brookland,
and others. Stories in this book go back to the explorations
of Capt. John Smith in the 1600s and the Indian Wars of early
Virginia, continuing into the 20th century with the introduction
of the cherry trees to Washington and the end of segregation
in public schools.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F2 Cartoon History of DC $14.95
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