![]() ![]() He is also the author of PrairyErth and River-Horse. ![]() He holds a doctorate in English and a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri. “William Least Heat-Moon was born of English-Irish-Osage ancestry in Kansas City, Missouri. ![]() William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map-if they get on at all-only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon Simplicity, Virginia New Freedom, Pennsylvania New Hope, Tennessee Why, Arizona Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience.” (from the back cover) “Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. The debut novel of famed Blue Highways author William Least Heat-Moon, CELESTIAL MECHANICS embarks on a journey through the mind and wrestles with lifes. In 1982-83, William Least Heat-Moons Blue Highways, a chronicle of traveling Americas back roads, spent 42 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. Loved (likely has visible markings from use but is somewhat limited, likely has creases on the cover/pages from use, possible water damage or stains but it is somewhat limited, older books may have brittle pages or other obvious defects from improper storage, still very readable Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company ![]()
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