Books by "John L. Hooker"

12 books found

The Story of the Civil War

The Story of the Civil War

by John Codman Ropes

1913

Story of the War

Story of the War

by John Laird Wilson

1881

Trees and Shrubs

Trees and Shrubs

by John Claudius Loudon

1875

From Asclepiadaceæ

From Asclepiadaceæ

by John C. Loudon

1838

He bought the car a dozen years ago. Together, they traveled every mile of every road on his highway map, a 250,000 mile journey to discover the real America beyond the interstate. Real people. Obscure places. Forgotten facts. His story unfolds in Missouri, but it could be about any state, any traveler who drives into America's hidden heart.

The Motel in America

The Motel in America

by John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, Jefferson S. Rogers

1996 · JHU Press

In the second volume of the acclaimed "Gas, Food, Lodging" trilogy, authors John Jakle, Keith Sculle, and Jefferson Rogers take an informative, entertaining, and comprehensive look at the history of the motel. From the introduction of roadside tent camps and motor cabins in the 1910s to the wonderfully kitschy motels of the 1950s that line older roads and today's comfortable but anonymous chains that lure drivers off the interstate, Americans and their cars have found places to stay on their travels. Motels were more than just places to sleep, however. They were the places where many Americans saw their first color television, used their first coffee maker, and walked on their first shag carpet. Illustrated with more than 230 photographs, postcards, maps, and drawings, The Motel in America details the development of the motel as a commercial enterprise, its imaginative architectural expressions, and its evolution within the place-product-packaging concept along America's highways. As an integral part of America's landscape and culture, the motel finally receives the in-depth attention it deserves.