Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, BLUE HIGHWAYS is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map--if they get on at all--only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience. William Least Heat-Moon, byname of William Trogdon is an American travel writer of English, Irish and Osage Nation ancestry. He is the author of a bestselling trilogy of topographical U.S. travel writing. His pen name came from his father saying, "I call myself Heat Moon, your elder brother is Little Heat Moon. You, coming last, therefore, are Least." Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Heat-Moon attended the University of Missouri where he earned bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in English, as well as a bachelor's degree in photojournalism. He also served as a professor of English at the university.
Blue Highways: A Journey Into America
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Author: Least Heat Moon, William [William Trogdan]
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 8601402180462
Details:
Author: Least Heat Moon, William [William Trogdan]
Edition: BC ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 469
Release Date: 01-12-1982
Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches Languages: English
EAN: 8601402180462
