An entertaining cultural history of the American family vacation during the height of its popularity from 1945 to 1973. Reveals the ways in which the ritual of the family road trip, for most middle-class Americans became a way of defining what it meant to be (and become) American.

This bestselling road atlas combines detailed, easy-to-read state, province, and metropolitan maps with a travel and recreation guide and a detailed major city guide to more than 60 cities--all in a handy take-along size. New for 1993--additional Canadian travel information. Lie-flat, wire-o binding.

Updated for 1998 with easy-to-use information, this popular road atlas combines detailed state, province, and metropolitan maps with a travel and recreation guide, and an extensive city guide to more than 100 major cities. Includes a directory of toll-free numbers for hotels, motels, car rental agencies, and airline reservations.

The author describes how she came to own the well-known Chincoteague pony and their subsequent experiences together.