Doug Kirby Explained
| Douglas Kirby |
| Birth Name: | Douglas John Kirby |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1957 |
| Birth Place: | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | Rowan University |
| Genre: | Non-fiction |
| Subject: | Travel |
Douglas John Kirby is the co-author of the Roadside America series of travel books,[1] and its associated website.[2] The series has been reviewed by The Village Voice and Car and Driver, and was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Kirby appears in the documentary In a Nutshell: A Portrait of Elizabeth Tashjian. He graduated from Rowan University in 1979.
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Notes and References
- News: Webb . Dewey . TOUR DE FARCE: THE AUTHORS OF AMERICA'S QUIRKIEST GUIDEBOOK PUT PHOENIX ON THE MAP . . 20 April 1994 . 29 June 2008 . 4 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104113339/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1994-04-20/news/tour-de-farcethe-authors-of-america-s-quirkiest-guidebook-put-phoenix-on-the-map/ . dead .
- News: In Search of Giants . . 23 June 2006 . 29 June 2008 . Marek . Fuchs .
- Web site: About Roadside America. Roadside America. 30 March 2018. Road trip know-it-alls Doug Kirby, Ken Smith and Mike Wilkins introduced readers to the world of offbeat tourist attractions with their books, Roadside America and New Roadside America. On the web since 1994 (RoadsideAmerica.com launched in 1996), and with a companion iPhone application since 2010, they're accompanied by an eager horde of tipsters shoving little pushpins of peculiarity into the landscape..
