Blue Highways: A Journey into America is a travel memoir by American writer William Least Heat-Moon. An autobiographical account of a man’s search for an authentic identity in the less visited places of the United States, Heat-Moon’s memoir was hailed . WILLIAM LEAST HEAT-MOON, pen name of William Trogdon, is of English, Irish, and Osage ancestry. He lives in Missouri on an old tobacco farm he’s returning to forest. His first book, Blue Highways, tells of a 13,mile journey around America on back roads /5(K). WILLIAM LEAST HEAT-MOON, pen name of William Trogdon, is of English, Irish, and Osage ancestry. He lives in Missouri on an old tobacco farm he’s returning to forest. His first book, Blue Highways, tells of a 13,mile journey around America on back roads Cited by:
Blue Highways: A Journey into America is a travel memoir by American writer William Least Heat-Moon. An autobiographical account of a man's search for an authentic identity in the less visited places of the United States, Heat-Moon's memoir was hailed as "an immensely appealing performance" by Kirkus bltadwin.ru book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for forty-two. An interactive Google map of William Least Heat-Moon's Blue Highways that connects with the Littourati blog. Maps the journey of the author with accompanying reflections and essays. Also links with information on each place the author visited or mentioned. Concept and design by Michael L. Hess. Blue Highways: A Journey Into America by William Least-Heat Moon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at bltadwin.ru
In , after separating from his wife and losing his job as a teacher, Heat-Moon, 38 at the time, took an extended road trip in a circular route around the United States, sticking to only the "Blue Highways". He had coined the term to refer to small, forgotten, out-of-the-way roads connecting rural America (which were drawn in blue on the old style Rand McNally road atlas). Blue Highways () is a chronicle of a three-month-long road trip that Least Heat-Moon took throughout the United States in after he had lost his teaching job and been separated from his first wife. He tells how he traveled 13, miles, as much as possible on secondary roads, and tried to avoid cities. Blue Highways: A Journey into America is a travel memoir by American writer William Least Heat-Moon. An autobiographical account of a man’s search for an authentic identity in the less visited places of the United States, Heat-Moon’s memoir was hailed as “an immensely appealing performance” by Kirkus Reviews.
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