{"product_id":"9780986069710","title":"Road Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"His writing shines in descriptive passages, showing his love of travel and landscapes . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1972, Ed Davis, like many in his generation, felt the call of the road. Unlike most, Davis rode freight trains. He caught rides on-the-fly, slept in hobo jungles and dodged railroad security across the Pacific Northwest and Canada. And like Jack Kerouac and Jack London before him, Davis wrote about what he saw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the next four decades, whether catching freights, trekking the Sierras, visiting an old friend in prison or attending a presidential inauguration, Davis took to the road whenever possible. Written in freight cars and truck stops, hotel lobbies and high mountain camps, \u003ci\u003eRoad Stories \u003c\/i\u003ewill take you places you've never been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Davis working in an African hospital in a country on the verge of collapse. Spend a week exploring the remote paths of the Peruvian Andes. With a keen eye, he describes the seemingly mundane details of bus travel, and the feel of the warm prairie breeze blowing through an open car window at night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavis's travel tales resonate with readers because, as he says in the Forward, \"We spend our lives on the road.\" Told with honesty and humor, \u003ci\u003eRoad Stories\u003c\/i\u003e makes you want to hop a fast freight for parts unknown. Just watch out for the railroad bulls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wedgewood Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49997622411504,"sku":"9780986069710","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780986069710","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}