America’s Byways Resource Center, along with the Federal Highway Administration, proudly welcome Michael as the keynote speaker for the National Scenic Byways Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 2003.
Route 66: The Mother Road, now a best-selling book, affirms Michael Wallis’ storytelling talent and reveals his genuine affinity for this famous National Scenic Byway. An award-winning reporter and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Michael will share his passion for the open road and the history of the great American West with the byway community. In addition to Route 66: The Mother Road, Michael has published nine best-selling books, several articles in major national magazines, and served as a newspaper reporter and magazine writer throughout the American West, Mexico, and the Caribbean. He was the first inductee into the Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame among many other accolades during his impressive career. Michael and his wife Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis frequently tour Route 66 and they keep a “hideout” in New Mexico. Their home is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he serves as a contributing editor for Oklahoma Today.
To order Route 66: The Mother Road, or to learn more about Michael Wallis, visit his Web site at www.michaelwallis.com.
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