Kenneth A. Lee smiling beside a historic brick roadway on Route 66

Meet the author

KENNETH A. LEE

Author. Traveler. Storyteller.

Kenneth A. Lee never planned on becoming an author. He loved history, long drives, and the stories tucked away along America's old highways. Eventually, those stories found their way onto the printed page.

His writing grows from experiences on Route 66: the road itself, the people who keep it alive, and the moments that don't always go according to plan.

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The story behind the stories

THE ROAD THAT LED TO WRITING

A lifelong history enthusiast, Kenneth grew up with family road trips and a fascination with Route 66. After moving to the Oklahoma City area in 2021, living close to the Mother Road gave him a chance to explore its alignments and roadside history firsthand.

Those drives led to Ken's Route 66 Adventures, a YouTube channel built around a simple invitation: ride shotgun. With a camera pointed toward the windshield and a philosophy of No Talk, Just the Road, he shares the experience of traveling Route 66 as it is today.

The same curiosity eventually became two books. The White Whale tells the story of one particularly stubborn Route 66 pursuit. I Was There chronicles his 2026 Centennial road trip—its highways, friendships, surprises, and all the unplanned moments in between.

A note from Ken

JUST A GUY PUTTING WORDS ON PAPER.

For a long time, I said I wasn't an author. I was just a guy putting words on paper. A few people have since pointed out that putting my name on the cover of a book pretty much settles that argument.

I'm still just Ken. I work a full-time job. I have a wife, two dogs, and a love of taking the old road instead of the interstate. If something I've written makes you want to take a drive, remember a place, or pay a little more attention to the people along the way, that's a pretty good reason to keep writing.

— Kenneth A. Lee

On the bookshelf

BOOKS BY KENNETH A. LEE