{"product_id":"dont-make-me-pull-over-an-informal-history-of-the-family-road-trip-9781501188756","title":"Don't Make Me Pull Over!: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A lighthearted, entertaining trip down Memory Lane\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e Don't Make Me Pull Over \u003c\/i\u003e offers a nostalgic look at the golden age of family road trips--before portable DVD players, smartphones, and Google Maps.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe birth of America's first interstate highways in the 1950s hit the gas pedal on the road trip phenomenon and families were soon streaming--sans seatbelts --to a range of sometimes stirring, sometimes wacky locations. In the days before cheap air travel, families didn't so much \u003ci\u003etake \u003c\/i\u003evacations as \u003ci\u003esurvive\u003c\/i\u003e them. Between home and destination lay thousands of miles and dozens of annoyances, and with his family Richard Ratay experienced all of them--from being crowded into the backseat with noogie-happy older brothers, to picking out a souvenir only to find that a better one might have been had at the\u003ci\u003e next\u003c\/i\u003e attraction, to dealing with a dad who didn't believe in bathroom breaks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, decades later, Ratay offers \"an amiable guide...fun and informative\" (New York \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e) that \"goes down like a cold lemonade on a hot summer's day\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e). In hundreds of amusing ways, he reminds us of what once made the Great American Family Road Trip so great, including twenty-foot \"land yachts,\" oasis-like Holiday Inn \"Holidomes,\" \"Smokey\"-spotting Fuzzbusters, twenty-eight glorious flavors of Howard Johnson's ice cream, and the thrill of finding a \"good buddy\" on the CB radio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn \"informative, often hilarious family narrative  that] perfectly captures the love-hate relationship many have with road trips\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eDon't Make Me Pull Over  \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how the family road trip came to be, how its evolution mirrored the country's, and why those magical journeys that once brought families together--for better and worse--have largely disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11421951\"\u003eRichard Ratay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501188756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501188755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV031000\"\u003eFood, Lodging \u0026amp; Transportation | Road Travel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS054000\"\u003eSocial History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687321211117,"sku":"9781501188756","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b16bf84c-3aa9-45c5-89d5-5f8d9cd7a6c2.jpg?v=1649781583","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dont-make-me-pull-over-an-informal-history-of-the-family-road-trip-9781501188756","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}