A Ride Across America : A 4,000-Mile Adventure Through the Small Towns and Big Issues of the USA
by
Simon Parker
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1914613597
ISBN-13
9781914613593
Publisher
Duckworth Books
Imprint
Duckworth
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 18th, 2024
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
454 grams
Dimensions
22.50 x 15.00 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
CyclingTravel writingExpeditions
Ksh 3,600.00
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Compelling, funny and highly topical account of a bike ride through the heartlands of America, in the company of its endlessly surprising citizens
As a child Simon Parker had always thought of America as the golden land. A place of adventure, culture, innovation, progress and independence. Despite one botched attempt (he blames the weather) he had never explored it as fully as he wanted. Frustrated by the shallow headlines focusing only on Trump, guns and divisions, Simon Parker decided it was now or never. He wanted to see if the America of his teenage dreams existed. If he wanted to explore the roads of the remaining wildernesses, meet ordinary people behind the click-bait news posts, then this year - before the 2024 election - was the year to do it. Travelling at a cyclist''s pace, tag teamed by inquisitive birds of prey, staying with old acquaintances in towns and farmlands, visiting rodeos, churches, cook-outs and diners he found a land and a people of huge generosity, but also of both immense consumption, poverty and disenfranchisement. A land whose portrayal become vastly over-simplified and underestimated. A fascinating - and frequently funny - tale of one man cycling the breadth of America.
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