How To Purchase

The second edition of The Silence and The Sun was out of print for roughly a year, but because of continuous demand for the book and continued interest in this part of Route 66 through the Mojave Desert the book is back in print and available for purchase either directly from the author at Trails End Publishing Co. or from one of the retailers listed below.

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Direct

Click the button on the right to download an order form or email Trail's End Publishing Company at trailsendpublishing@yahoo.com . To reach Joe directly, fill out the contact form here. You may also order via PayPal at the PayPal account trailsendpublishing@yahoo.com.

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Retail

The book may also be available from these retailers:

Desert Map and Aerial Photo
73612 State Highway 111
Palm Desert, CA 92260 
(760) 346-1101
​www.desertmapandaerial.com

Mojave River Valley Museum
270 E. Virginia Way
Barstow, CA 92311
760-256-5452
​mrv@verizon.net
www.mojaverivervalleymuseum.org
 
 Route 66 “Mother Road” Museum
681 N. First Avenue
Barstow, CA. 92311 
(760) 255-1890
curator@route66museum.org
www.route66museum.org
 
Western America Railroad Museum
685 North First Street
Barstow, CA 92311
PO 703, Barstow, CA 92312
(760) 256-WARM
​warm95@verizon.net

Calico Gift & Print Shop
Po Box 638 
Yermo, CA 92398

Roy's  Cafe
87520 National Trails Highway
Amboy, California 92304
(760) 733-1066
www.juanpollo.com

Kern County Museum Bookstore
3801 Chester Ave,
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 852-5025

Delgadillo's Original Route 66 Gift Shop
 22265 Historic Rte 66,
PO Box 426
​Seligman, AZ 86337

Friends of Jawbone Canyon
P.O. Box 1902 
Cantil, CA 93519
​(760) 373-1146

Desert Discovery Center
831 Barstow Rd.
PO Box 2575
Barstow, CA  92311
(760) 252-6060

 
Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association  
37198 Lanfair Rd.  G-15
Essex, CA 92332
760-733-4482
goffs@eastmojave.net

Kelso Depot Bookstore
Mojave National Preserve
Kelbaker Road at Cima Road
90942 Kelso-Cima Rd.
Essex, CA 92309
​760-252-6108 or 760-252-6021

California Route 66 Museum
16825 South D Street 
Victorville, California 92395
760-951-0436
​cart66musm@aol.com

Needles Regional Museum
929 Front Street
Needles, CA 92363 
(760) 326-5678
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National Historic Route 66 Federation
374 Klamath Drive
PO Box 1848
Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352-1848

Twentynine Palms Historical Society
PO Box 1926
Twentynine Palms, CA  92277 
​(760) 367-2366

​The Silence and the Sun (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 978-0-9793827-1-0
Paperback, 356 pages,
​Illustrated with hundreds of images and maps!