| James Dean Died Here: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Landmarks Contributor(s): Epting, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1891661310 ISBN-13: 9781891661310 Publisher: Santa Monica Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2003 Annotation: The author provides a road map for pop culture sites, from Patty Hearst's bank to Seinfeld's diner, and the lonely strip where Dean met his maker. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Travel | Special Interest - General - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 306.097 |
| LCCN: 2003002372 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.19" W x 8.82" (1.14 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Packed with historical information, this travel guide explores the sites where pop culture history was made. With hundreds of photographs, this encyclopedic resource covers approximately 600 sites of the most famous and infamous pop culture events. The greatest landmarks from Americana, movies, music, tragedy, crime, television, and sports are included, such as where George Washington crossed the Delaware River; the diner in the film "Diner"; the site of the "Planet of the Apes" finale; the Hindenburg crash site; the "Brady Bunch" house; and the location of the 1980 Olympic "Miracle on Ice" hockey team victory. This offbeat travelogue provides the armchair traveler or road warrior tourist with all the information needed to visit America's pop culture sites of significance. |