"A peppy, perspicacious history of the Volkswagen--with brio and dash, Patton charts the long strange trip of the little bug that became a grand cultural totem. "- . "Herbie. " "Punchbuggy. " "Beetle. " The world's most recognizable automobile goes by many noms de plume. But did you know that the "L[...]

This title presents roadside Americana, fantasy, kitsch and joy on the American roadside. Before the advent of corporate communications and architectural uniformity, America's built environment was a free-form landscape of individual expression. Signs, artifacts and even buildings ranged from artisa[...]