Slow Road To San Francisco

Download or read book Slow Road to San Francisco written by David Reynolds and published by Muswell Press. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel with David Reynolds as he sets off to explore route US Route 50, one of the few remaining two-lane highways running right across the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Driving as slowly as safety permits, stopping frequently and often going backwards to have a second look at something glimpsed in passing, Reynolds talks to people on the streets, in bars and cafes, motels and gas stations. They talk about everything from cannabis in Colorado to slavery, from Aaron Burr to Marilyn Monroe via Truman Capote, and everyone has something to say about Donald Trump. Beautifully observed, with candour, insight and humour, this is a vivid and timely portrait of small-town USA as we head towards the US elections.

Download or read book Slow Road to San Francisco written by David Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As he moseys from east to west, driving slowly, stopping frequently he meets a huge variety of Americans - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, native American; Christian, Muslim, atheist, Mormon, Mennonite; rich, middling, poor. They talk about everything from slavery, Indian reservations, fracking and forest fires to baseball, beer, the blues, Butch Cassidy, and Marilyn Monroe. Everyone has something to say about Donald Trump, from those who `love him' to those who `hate him. 'Reynolds follows the direction of history, the direction taken by explorers and pioneer settlers. As he travels he conjures a vivid picture of the US then and now; its landscape and its people in all their diversity.

Download or read book Slow Road to Brownsville written by David Reynolds and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Immensely illuminating and enjoyable account of a road trip along Highway 83 ... Books like [Reynold's] prove that good travel writing remains not only very much alive, but essential."--The Bookseller In Slow Road to Brownsville, David Reynolds embarks on a road trip along Highway 83, a little-known two-lane highway built in 1926 that runs from Swan River, Manitoba, to the Mexican border at Brownsville, Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico. Growing up in a small town in England, Reynolds was enthralled by both the myth of the Wild West and the myth of the open road. This road trip is his exploration of the reality behind these myths as he makes his way from small town to small town, gas station to gas station, and motel to motel, hanging out in bars, drinking with the locals, and observing their sometimes-peculiar customs. Reynolds also wanted to see the country where the Sioux, the Cheyenne, the Comanches, the Apaches, and other native groups lived and died and to look at how their descendants live now. He describes the forced location of the Cheyenne people, discovers the true story of the Alamo, and finds similarities between Sitting Bull's tours and those of the Black

Download or read book The Slow Road to Deadhorse written by James Anthony and published by Redbrick Books. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in the pastel skies of the Florida Keys, join award-winning author, tech entrepreneur and British immigrant-to-America James Anthony as he meanders the backroads of North America. He travels through offbeat towns, dust bowls, tallgrass prairies, and mountain passes, all the way to the Arctic Ocean, arriving just before freeze-up. Dodging burly wildlife keen to take a bite out of him, he meets the quirky, good-hearted folk of North America’s backwaters, learning how Britain influenced the continent’s history, much of it painfully unsavoury. Passionate, poignant, humorous, and insightful, The Slow Road to Deadhorse chronicles an Englishman’s ultimate North American road trip. Tally-ho!

Download or read book California and Western Medicine written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book San Francisco written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Driving the USA written by Harry Keeling and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is my quest to drive single handedly to every one of the 50 United States of America in alphabetical order. My tick point for each State would be the capitol building in the Capital city. I would be starting and finishing in Washington DC. From beautiful vistas of lakes and mountains to snow storms in idaho and ice covered roads in Washington (out come the snow-chains) to 45 mph winds sending tumble weeds hurtling down at me like a horde of Orcs at a combined speed of over 100mph in Montana. Torrential rain in Arkansas and the measured mile in Utah. Nothing would stop me.... or would it?