Looking Beyond the Highway: Dixie Roads and Culture

Looking beyond the Highway is an examination of road history and roadside attractions specific to the South. Focused in part on numerous aspects of the material culture landscape of the Dixie Highway, the essays consider the politics of roadbuilding, roadside entertainment, the buildings and businesses one might encounter along the road, and regional adaptations to the needs and desires of northern tourists.

Following the Dixie Highway from southern Illinois to Florida with sidetrips down ot...