News Summary

• Americans love the idea of a road trip, but we often opt for reaching our destination as quickly as possible.
• The decades after World War II were the golden age of the family road trip.
• Traveling together strengthened family bonds and "provided a way to educate children as citizens" It wasn't a golden age for everyone.
• The open road did not signal freedom for all Americans, even outside of the South."Are We There Yet?
• The Golden Age of American Family Vacations" is published by Simon & Schuster.