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First published in 1982, William Least Heat-Moon's account of his journey along the back roads of the United States (marked with the color blue on old highway maps) has become something of a classic. When he loses his job and his wife on the same cold February day, he is struck by inspiration: "A man who couldn't make things go right could at least go. He could quit trying to get out of the way of life. Chuck routine. Live the real jeopardy of circumstance. It was a question of dignity."
Driving cross-country in a van named Ghost Dancing, Heat-Moon (the name the Sioux give to the moon of midsummer nights) meets up with all manner of folk, from a man in Grayville, Illinois, "whose cap told me what fertilizer he used" to Scott Chisholm, "a Canadian citizen ... [who] had lived in this country longer than in Canada and liked the United States but wouldn't admit it for fear of having to pay off bets he made years earlier when he first 'came over' that the U.S. is a place no Canadian could ever love." Accompanied by his photographs, Heat-Moon's literary portraits of ordinary Americans should not be merely read, but savored. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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A classic of modern travel literature, describing the author's peripatetic travels through the backwaters of America. 26 illus.
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Blue Highways is proof that innocence can still be found within the borders of America, and its path is streaked in blue lines on your maps. Next time the nightly news gets you down, read an excerpt or two from this book, and you will be reassured that not only did a better time exist in America, but can perhaps still be found in the places to which Least-Heat Moon ventured. In Blue Highways, you will meet people who offer their beds, dinner tables and wisdom without expecting anything in return, you will meet Least-heat Moon's desire to find himself through the benevolence and experiences of other people, you will meet life in America they way it really was, the way it really is. Open this book, take the trip Least-heat moon took, you won't just meet other people, you will meet yourself.
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This is a road book, a diary of a journey of an American Indian who talked to people along the way on the small highways across America. He especially liked cafes and diners which often attracted him because of the number of calendars they displayed on their walls. His chats with folks revealed his character and philosophy which was very much to my liking. His book is on a par with Steinbeck's journey with his dog Charlie, and with On The Road. But, he was alone and without drugs. I read it more slowly the second time with even more appreciation.
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This book has everything interesting to me: religion, travel, commentary, wisdom, and author intimacy. Since reading this book, I compare every new read to it. Nothing has ever stacked up to this. Heat-Moon brings us from Columbia, MO, where his whole life is collapsing before his eyes, all the way around the country, and back again to Columbia, with a new interest in his life, new insight and wisdom. He has no perminant companions, gets called racial names, finds a bug in his car he befriends (for a short while), and cares for a hitch-hiking preacher. This book is literally breathtaking.
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The Journey Is Everything
i finished reading this book last night,after taking it little by little, the past month...some books are not easy, this one is a labyrith and like a woman demands your complete... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juli 2000 von Erren Geraud Kelly
One of my favorite books of all times
I read this book when I was a teenager and it gave a lot of respect for "rural" America and its values. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
I only wish....
I only wish that I could travel around the country as Heat-Moon did. While reading this book, I kept having to resist the urge to pack some clothes, forget about work and just hit... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. Juni 2000 von Jessie
INSPIRING AND INVITING
After reading this book about a man's journey across our country, my husband and I were inspired to set out on our own across the U.S. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Mai 2000 von Diane V. Adair Montalbano
The best book inside the backroads of America
This is the best book I have read which searches for the true America. Rural American values are what this country was founded upon. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
Blue Highways is America
I have read this book twice and each time I have been carried away by the power of the writing. Heat Moon's detailed descriptions of small town America are absolutely riveting. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. April 2000 von J. Chu
One word - fascinating.
I finished Blue Highways approximately 2 weeks ago.
Never having even heard of William Least Heat-Moon before, I purchased this book based on Amazon recommendations. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. März 2000 von jill tavener
Close, but no cigar.
Although I'm only about half-way through this book, I doubt I'll ever finish it. As with some of the other Least Heat Moon books, he jumps between a wonderful ability to describe... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Februar 2000 von Douglas W. Turner
Blue Highways
William Least Heat Moon may be one of the greatest writers of our time. First encountered his work in the New Yorker, which excerpted chapters from Blue Highways. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Januar 2000 von "etg@kenzer.com"
A wonderful book
It was not an easy journey and it's not a quick read, but the interviews are great. Makes you wish you could spend more time with the people he meets. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Dezember 1999 von Bill Staley
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