"Throughout the twentieth century, motels across the nation lured weary travelers with such amenities as a doorside parking space, a firm mattress, and free ice. The American Motel recalls the evolution of yesterday's hotels, motor camps, and tourist courts into the sleek, franchised, leisure motels of today. Car culture historian Michael Karl Witzel colorfully explores such remarkable motel curiosities as the Tin Can Tourists, a travel group of the...