heat moon, william least

A collection of short-form travel writing features William Least Heat-Moon's observations on locations ranging from Japan, England, and Italy to Long Island, Oregon, and Arizona.

William Least Heat-Moon provides an account of his experiences during a five-thousand mile journey across America by boat.

Records the author's travels on the back roads of America in the spring of 1978, detailing underestimated pleasures, simple lives, and the appreciation of a continuity with the past.

Records the author's travels on the back roads of America. This trip around America celebrates underestimated pleasures, simple lives, and the appreciation of a continuity with the past.

A travelogue that explores the small towns of America, revealing their depth and character as part of the nation.