Thom reviewed William Least Heat Moon Reading by William Moon
Review of 'William Least Heat Moon Reading' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The author circumnavigates the continental US in a Ford Econoline van called "Ghost Dancing", staying off the interstates (colored red in his Rand McNally atlas) and driving mostly on the blue highways (US and state routes). Along the way he meets interesting folk and swims in a lot of ice cold streams. Doesn't visit a single reptile garden.
There are a lot of pages in this book, and yet it seems thin at times. Of course there are a lot of miles to cover in so few pages. Photos are sporadic, none are in color.
I really enjoyed this book; driving down the alternate path is my thing also. His late 70s America is mostly gone today. This is the first of three travel books Heat-Moon has written, and I plan to read the others soon. Will probably keep an eye out for them in hippy used book stores.