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Author : Jon Lott
Publisher : Ajax Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1732583102
Hitchhike America honestly recounts the humorous, adventure-filled, and unforgettable journey made by Jon Lott as he hitchhiked west across the United States.
Author : John Waters
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780374709303
Carsick is the New York Times bestselling chronicle of a cross-country hitchhiking journey with America's most beloved weirdo. John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash? Before he leaves for this bizarre adventure, Waters fantasizes about the best and worst possible scenarios: a friendly drug dealer hands over piles of cash to finance films with no questions asked, a demolition-derby driver makes a filthy sexual request in the middle of a race, a gun-toting drunk terrorizes and holds him hostage, and a Kansas vice squad entraps and throws him in jail. So what really happens when this cult legend sticks out his thumb and faces the open road? His real-life rides include a gentle eighty-one-year-old farmer who is convinced Waters is a hobo, an indie band on tour, and the perverse filmmaker's unexpected hero: a young, sandy-haired Republican in a Corvette. Laced with subversive humor and warm intelligence, Carsick is an unforgettable vacation with a wickedly funny companion—and a celebration of America's weird, astonishing, and generous citizenry.
Author : Dale Carpenter
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780963191014
"Though it tends to be looked down upon as a trivial activity confined to vagrants, the feeble-minded, sex maniacs and serial killers, hitchhiking needs to be re-valued as a means to an end (transportation and self-education) and as an end in itself (as suggested by Jack London's wonderful paragraphs quoted at the top of p. 35).""This is a source book, not just a casual handbook, and by its appeal to a long tradition it gives hitchhiking well-deserved stature. People have been hitchhiking since the first vehicle - probably a raft - was invented.Odysseus hitchhiked, St. Paul hitchhiked; anyone who hitchhikes today is keeping alive an ancient and honorable tradition and your book will help readers put modern hitchhiking into its particularly American context."Prof. Daniel H. GarrisonDepartment of Classics, Northwestern University -Presenter of a lecture that students refer to as "Hitchhiking as an Art Form."
Author : Doug Van Gorder
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781432719678
Today I will hope for a ride This is how I survive I need to bury my pride And pray to God I stay alive.
Author : Carl Cole
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781257114702
In 1998 I left everything I'd ever known behind and began a journey that would last a lifetime.I strapped on a backpack and hit the road with no particular destination in mind. I was looking for something that made sense in a world of confusion and lies. I wanted to witness a different perspective on life and find somewhere to belong. From the gutters of New Orleans to the mountains of Colorado, and beyond, an unexplicable desire forced me to keep a detailed journal of the events that transpied. This is that journal. Heralded as "On the Road' for the New Millenium" by Daniel Quinn, best-selling author of Ishmael.
Author : Jack Reid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1469684063
Between the Great Depression and the mid-1970s, hitchhikers were a common sight for motorists, as American service members, students, and adventurers sought out the romance of the road in droves. Beats, hippies, feminists, and civil rights and antiwar activists saw "thumb tripping" as a vehicle for liberation, living out the counterculture's rejection of traditional values. Yet, by the time Ronald Reagan, a former hitchhiker himself, was in the White House, the youthful faces on the road chasing the ghost of Jack Kerouac were largely gone--along with sympathetic portrayals of the practice in state legislatures and the media. In Roadside Americans, Jack Reid traces the rise and fall of hitchhiking, offering vivid accounts of life on the road and how the act of soliciting rides from strangers, and the attitude toward hitchhikers in American society, evolved over time in synch with broader economic, political, and cultural shifts. In doing so, Reid offers insight into significant changes in the United States amid the decline of liberalism and the rise of the Reagan Era.
Author : Elijah Wald
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781569762370
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.
Author : Jack Reid
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469655017
Between the Great Depression and the mid-1970s, hitchhikers were a common sight for motorists, as American service members, students, and adventurers sought out the romance of the road in droves. Beats, hippies, feminists, and civil rights and antiwar activists saw "thumb tripping" as a vehicle for liberation, living out the counterculture's rejection of traditional values. Yet by the time Ronald Reagan, a former hitchhiker himself, was in the White House, the youthful faces on the road chasing the ghost of Jack Kerouac were largely gone—along with sympathetic portrayals of the practice in state legislatures and the media. In Roadside Americans, Jack Reid traces the rise and fall of hitchhiking, offering vivid accounts of life on the road and how the act of soliciting rides from strangers, and the attitude toward hitchhikers in American society, evolved over time in synch with broader economic, political, and cultural shifts. In doing so, Reid offers insight into significant changes in the United States amid the decline of liberalism and the rise of the Reagan Era.
Author : Mik Schultz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Latin America
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018365220
Author : Regis St Louis
Publisher : Lonely Planet
Page : 1808 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781837580484
Lonely Planets South America is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Walk Patagonian glaciers, dance the night away in Rio de Janeiro and explore Incan ruins; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of South America and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planets South America Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020s COVID-19 outbreak NEW top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of [destinations] best experiences and where to have them What's NEW feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas Improved planning tools for family travelers - where to go, how to save money, plus fun stuff just for kids Color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Over 168 maps Covers Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planets South America, our most comprehensive guide to South America, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)
Author : Patrick Laviolette
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030482480
The first English-language social science book to comprehensively explore hitchhiking in the contemporary era in the West, this volume covers a lot of ground—it goes to and fro, in an echo of the modus operandi of most hitchhiking journeys. As scarification, piercings, and tattoos move from the counter-culture to popular culture, hitchhiking has remained an activity apart. Yet, with the assistance of virtual platforms and through its ever-growing memorialisation in literature and the arts, hitchhiking persists into the 21st century, despite the many social anxieties surrounding it. The themes addressed here thus include: adventure; gender; fear and trust; freedom and existential travel; road and transport infrastructures; communities of protest and resistance; civic surveillance and risk ecologies.
Author : Tim Brookes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0792277295
A noted cultural critic and NPR essayist offers a lively and provocative account of his hitchhiking odyssey across the United States, documenting his experiences along the way and reexamining America's onetime love affair with the road trip. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Author : Tom Lightner
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781387860517
Journey to the East is the story of a western traveler with a very limited Chinese vocabulary traveling in China. The author took small trips to large and mid-sized cities trying to learn enough about communications and culture to be able to travel freely in China. After tiring of organized tours, he adapted to trains, buses, taxis, and black cars which allowed him to see culture and sights beyond the reach of most western tourists. He found that adding hitchhiking to the mix of transportation modes allowed broader access to remote sites. The author tested his cultural and hitchhiking lessons learned in small trips by traveling cross country. He followed the same route that former NPR correspondent Rob Gifford traveled in ?China Road?, but from west to east, from Kazakhstan to China's east coast at Shanghai. The book reports on the travels and how the lessons learned succeeded or failed.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781409352396
Now available in ePub format. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Uruguay is the ultimate budget guide to Uruguay. It leads you through the country with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the top sights and attractions, from Montevideo to Punta del Este, alongside cash-saving tips and suggestions for when you feel like treating yourself. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for just a few days or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Uruguay also includes the Basics section from The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget, with itineraries and all the practical information you need for traveling in and around the continent, including transportation, costs, health, accommodation tips and volunteering. This eBook's complete coverage includes Montevideo, Colonia del Sacramento, Minas and Punta del Este. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781409352433
Now available in ePub format. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Paraguay is the ultimate budget guide to Paraguay. It leads you through the country with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the top sights and attractions, from the wilderness of the Chaco to the commercialism of Ciudad del Este, alongside cash-saving tips and suggestions for when you feel like treating yourself. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for just a few days or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Paraguay also includes the Basics section from The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget, with itineraries and all the practical information you need for traveling in and around Paraguay, including transportation, costs, health, etiquette and personal safety. This eBook's complete coverage includes Asunción, Encarnación, The Ruta Jesuítica, Ciudad del Este, Concepción and The Mennonite Colonies. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget.