Blue Bug, Red Road: Driving Slowly Across Time - Couverture souple

Post,Jr., Gaines

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0595467946 ISBN 13 : 9780595467945

Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

This wonderful narrative by a retired history professor takes us back through the time and space of his ancestors and his own youth. Weaving between present and past, it offers a unique blend of nostalgia and incisive commentary about the imprint of Americans on the land and on each other. Gaines Post Jr. shares with us an odyssey that is at once personal and universal.-James McPherson, Emeritus Professor of History, Princeton University, and author of Battle Cry of FreedomOn a solo trip in 2002, Gaines Post Jr. drives his 1966 Volkswagen Bug from California to Wisconsin and back, traveling so slowly that the land and its history seep into his bones. Crossing old trails kindles his imagination of the westward expansion that attracted his ancestors and shaped America's national character.In South Dakota, he visits Red Cloud's grave and hears the great Lakota leader whisper that Post is not at the end of his path. While working cattle on a Wyoming ranch, Post recalls his grandfather, born during Red Cloud's War.Part travelogue, part memoir, and overflowing with history's natural wonder, Blue Bug, Red Road speaks to those with a wandering spirit searching for quiet layers of time and memory within the American landscape.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gaines Post Jr., a retired historian, was educated at Cornell, Oxford, and Stanford universities. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army in Germany. Post lives in Santa Rosa, California, where he still drives his old Volkswagen Bug.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595467946
• ISBN 13: 9780595467945
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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