Blue Highways: A Journey into America
by William Least Heat-Moon
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Author: William Least Heat-MoonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10-19
ISBN: 0316353299
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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- ISBN13: 9780316353298
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "Drive Across America"
Summary: 4 Stars
From Walk Across America, to Travels With Charley to Worldwalk I'm always drawn to the loner out on the open road kind of stories. This one comes down somewhere between walk across america and zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. It's definitely the lazy man's way to see america, but it still has the angle in the title of "blue highways". That is to say he focuses on the pre-interstate routes for getting around. It allows for a little more depth than oh say, flying over, but certainly nothing like Peter Jenkins got from walking across the country, or even Steinbeck staying in trailer parks. Heat-Moon is more introverted and introspective than the above authors, so the strength of the book comes more from his quiet philosophical observations about off the beaten path America. I just give it 4 stars, but it either would need to be a little better literature or failing that, to have a little more vibrant human interaction to capture 5 stars for me. Still, it's an easy read, and more than worth the effort.
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