A memoir of one young man’s coming of age on a journey across America--told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets al

Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book he wrote about that journey -- a classic account of the reaw

"For several decades following the end of the Civil War, the most popular sport in the United States was walking. Professional pedestrians often covered 500 mil