Way off the road : discovering the peculiar charms of small-town America / Bill Geist.
The author describes his 5,600-mile RV odyssey across America, along with the eccentric individuals, unusual places, and offbeat celebrations and events he encountered on his journey.
Record details
- ISBN: 0767922727
- ISBN: 9780767922722
- Physical Description: xi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Standstill parade: Whalan, Minnesota -- The flying paperboy: Loyalton, California -- Prairie dog suckers: Cortez, Colorado -- The church of the holy BBQ: Huntsville, Texas -- Frozen dead guy: Nederland, Colorado -- [Flying there] -- The land of lost luggage!: Scottsboro, Alabama -- Red rails in the sunset: Hanlontown, Iowa -- The home of the range: Greenwood, Mississippi -- The alien highway: Rachel, Nevada -- Bombsville: McAlester, Oklahoma -- Illegal porch furniture: Wilson, North Carolina -- [Staying there] -- The cow photographer: New Glarus, Wisconsin -- Population: Elsie: Monowi, Nebraska -- Figure 8 school bus racing: Bithlo, Florida -- Mike the headless chicken: Fruita, Colorado -- The mule train mailman: Supai, Arizona -- [Eating there] -- Roadkill, the man, and other gourmands: Outside of town, Kansas -- The tourist harvest: Olney, Illinois (et al.) -- Silver surfer: San Onofre, California -- The museum of towing: Chattanooga, Tennessee -- Boat church and other outdoor sports sects: Syracuse, Indiana (et al.) -- Flamingos in paradise: Celebration, Florida -- [Driving there] -- Whores and Windex: Pahrump, Nevada -- Moonburgers: Moonshone, Illinois -- Watermelon capital of the world: Luling, Texas -- The nation's icebox: International Falls, Minnesota -- The holy grail of roadside attractions: Cawker City, Kansas (et al.) -- The Napa Valley of cow chips: Beaver, Oklahoma.
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- Geist, William > Travel > United States > Anecdotes.
City and town life > United States > Anecdotes.
City and town life > United States > Humor.
Cities and towns > United States > Anecdotes.
American wit and humor.
United States > Social life and customs > 1971- > Anecdotes.
United States > Social life and customs > 1971- > Humor.
United States > Biography > Anecdotes.
United States > History, Local > Anecdotes.
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- Anecdotes.
Humor.
Biographies.
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- 17 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rutherford County Library | 973.92 Gei (Text) | 38801101137765 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
