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Riding with Strangers

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This fascinating tale of the author's cross-country hitchhiking journey is a captivating look into the pleasures and challenges of the open road. As the miles roll by he meets businessmen, missionaries, conspiracy theorists, and truck drivers from all ages and ethnicities who are eager to open their car doors to a wandering stranger. This memoir uncovers the hidden reality that the United States remains hospitable, quirky, and as ready as ever to offer help to a curious traveler. Demonstrating how hitchhiking can be the ultimate in adventure travel—a thrilling exploration of both people and scenery—this guide also serves as a hitchhiker's reference, sharing the history behind this communal form of travel while touching on roadside lore and philosophy.

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Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 1, 2006

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781569762370
  • Release date: May 1, 2006

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781569762370
  • File size: 311 KB
  • Release date: May 1, 2006

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Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Travel Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.5
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:6

This fascinating tale of the author's cross-country hitchhiking journey is a captivating look into the pleasures and challenges of the open road. As the miles roll by he meets businessmen, missionaries, conspiracy theorists, and truck drivers from all ages and ethnicities who are eager to open their car doors to a wandering stranger. This memoir uncovers the hidden reality that the United States remains hospitable, quirky, and as ready as ever to offer help to a curious traveler. Demonstrating how hitchhiking can be the ultimate in adventure travel—a thrilling exploration of both people and scenery—this guide also serves as a hitchhiker's reference, sharing the history behind this communal form of travel while touching on roadside lore and philosophy.

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