Riding Toward Everywhere

Title: Riding Toward Everywhere
Author: William T Vollmann
ISBN: 9780061256769
Publisher: Ecco
Published: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
Number of Pages: 206
Condition Note: New from the publisher
Publisher Description:

Arelentlessly curious, endlessly sensitive, and unequivocally adventurous examiner of human existence, William T. Vollmann now takes to the rails. In the company of experienced fellow train-hopper Steve, Vollmann trawls the secretive waters of a unique underground lifestyle--subjecting both our national romance with and skepticism about the hobo life to his finely tuned, analytical eye. Carrying on in the footloose tradition of Huckleberry Finn, he offers a moving, strikingly modern vision of the American dream, brilliantly exploring both our deeply ingrained romanticizing of "freedom" and the myriad ways we restrict the very freedoms we profess to admire.