Blue Highways: A Journey into America

Blue Highways: A Journey into America
William Least Heat-Moon (Author, Foreword), William Least Heat Moon (Author)
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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.

• Rank: #10871 in Books
• Color: Multicolor
• Published on: 1999-10-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.23" h x 1.18" w x 5.51" l, .89 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Description #1 by eBay - flmeri:

Published in 1983 to phenomenal reviews, Blue Highways: A Journey into America became a cult classic on par with Jack Kerouac's On the Road and John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. In this highly acclaimed, bestselling memoir, a 38-year-old laid-off college professor of Sioux and white blood drives around the US on the "blue highways, " the rural back made that are colored blue on old maps. The places he discovers during his 13000-mile journey are unexpected, sometimes mysterious, and often full of simply the wonder of the ordinary.-- Blue Highways received extraordinary reviews when it was first published.

Description #2 by eBay:

Blue Highways: A Journey into America by - William Least Heat-Moon 1982 Book is like new!Very minor wear on dust jacket There is a personal library seal inside cover Please ask any questions you might have before bidding on any item We will be happy to answer and help you the best we can PLEASE NOTE: We have a flat fee for shipping and usually the cost is more than we charge so please, be aware of the shipping charge before bidding. We always will combine shipping charges on multiple purchases

Description #3 by Biblio.com:

Back Bay Books. 1999. Paperback. 9780316353298 . Has some minor cover wear otherwise like new. Marked with a new afterword by the author. ; 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.4 Inches; 448 pages; 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. .