Route 66 and The Grapes of Wrath
Monday, November 11 2024
I’ve been at both ends of U.S. Route 66 this year, the highway we associate with John Steinbeck and the Joad family of The Grapes of Wrath.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Site of the World’s First Atomic Chain Reaction — Video Dispatch
Monday, April 22 2024
Clay visits the site of the world’s first atomic chain reaction on the campus of the University of Chicago.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Chicago, Launch Point for Historic Route 66 — Video Dispatch
Sunday, March 24 2024
Clay visits the eastern takeoff point for historic Route 66 in downtown Chicago. Now largely superseded by the Interstate Highway system, Route 66 still looms large in American history and mythology.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road