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Route 66 Podcast65. Cyrus Stevens Avery: Father of Route 66 To celebrate the centennial of Route 66 in 2026, the very first episode of the year features the life of the Father of Route 66- Cyrus Stevens Avery. Join Route 66 Podcast host Anthony Arno as he talks with Susan Croce Kelly, author of Father of Route 66: Cy Avery. More than establishing Route 66, Avery was a proponent of the Good Roads Movement and advocated for paved roads at the introduction of the automobile in America. Highlights from the show include: Teaming up with Quinta Scott in 1990 to write Route 66: The Highway and Its People Searching f...
2026-01-0158 min
Our MissouriEpisode 93: Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks - Susan Croce Kelly (On the Bookshelf, Part 3)In this episode, Susan Croce Kelly returns to discuss her new book, Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks: The Life and Times of Lucile Morris Upton.
To listen to Susan's previous appearance on Our Missouri, check out Episode 21.
Episode Image: Woman using a typewriter, date unknown [Arthur Witman Photograph Collection (S0717), SHSMO]
About the Guest: Susan Croce Kelly serves as managing editor of OzarksWatch Magazine. She is the author of several books, including Route 66: The Highway and Its People, Father of Route 66: The Story of Cy Avery, and Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks: The Life and T...
2024-03-0432 min