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The first edition of the novel was published in 1982, and was written by william least heatmoon. Hailed as a masterpiece of american journey writing, blue highways is an unforgettable journey alongside our nations backroads. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. William least heat moon born william lewis trogdon august 27, 1939 is an american travel writer and historian of english, irish, and osage ancestry.
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A journey into america, published by little brown and company. Quirky, discursive, endlessly curious, heat moon had embarked on an american journey off the beaten path. Noncontrolling download blue highways ebook pdf free. In 1978, after separating from his wife and losing his job as a teacher, heat moon, 38 at the time, took an extended road trip in a circular route around the united states, sticking to only the blue highways. Inspired by the road trip novels of john steinbeck, william leastheat moon and the photography of robert frank, blue highways is an album cinematic in nature. Blue highways route blue highways revisited edgar i ailor. Thats the best i can do for a oneline description of blue highways. A journey into america ebook written by william least heatmoon. William least heatmoon is an author with 12 videos in the cspan video library.
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