RoadDog 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2009 Big Happy Birthday to the "Mother Road," even older than Denny. Well, Route 66 is older, but the tern "Mother Road" became official today, April 14, 1939, with the publishing of John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath." The Joad family and others, however, were not so much as travelers as they were "people in flight" from the Dust Bowl and Depression for a better life in Californy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennyG 5 Report post Posted April 15, 2009 Interesting to consider that the federal numbers were only thirteen years old when "Grapes of Wrath" was published. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
