“Better than Kerouac.” - Chicago Sun-Times “William Least Heat-Moon writes with true heat and pungency about an America that scarcely anybody knows about, an America that we have been led to believe no longer exists.An overwhelming book.” - Jim Harrison, New York Times bestselling author “It’s a beauty, a true delight on every page.” - Walker Percy, New York Times bestselling author “A masterpiece.a magnificent and unique tour.” - Robert Penn Warren, New York Times bestselling author His modesty, kindly humor, and his uncanny gift of catching good people at good moments makes Blue Highways a joy to read.” - Annie Dillard, New York Times bestselling author “Heat-Moon is a witty, generous, sophisticated, and democratic observer. Then he puts our words and our vistas into language that lives on the page.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review “Heat-Moon walks through this book.with a patient, eloquent, beautiful pace, his eyes taking in everything and its meaning. “ stunningly good book.Reading Blue Highways made me go back and look at Jack Kerouac’s On the Road to see if Mr. But what I've found in this book is a pleasant, overlooked gift.the gift of happy memories of living, breathing stories, anecdotes that I could never have gathered on my own.' All he does is recount his journey and the interesting characters he meets along the way. 'This man has an uncanny knack for subtly bringing life's treasures to the forefront.

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. Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads.

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