John Steinbeck conceived of ` `` the Will Rogers Highway '' on 1935 drive on the famous highway . `` ( Get Your Kicks on ) Route 66 was partially written while the songwriter and his wife were driving to Baxter Springs . Although the signage is sporadic , Route 66 is properly co-designated ` The Grapes of Wrath ''
John Steinbeck conceived of `` The Grapes of Wrath '' on a late 1937 summer drive on the famous highway . `` ( Get Your Kicks on ) Route 66 '' was partially written while the songwriter and his wife were driving to Los Angeles . Although the signage is sporadic , Route 66 is properly co-designated `` the Will Rogers Highway ''