Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion
- ISBN-10
- 082621021X
- ISBN-13
- 9780826210210
- Category
- Automobile travel
- Pages
- 337
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press
- Author
- Bill Earngey
Description
Recreation sites, Two-lane trivia, Place-Name Histories, Maps and more ...
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