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Also by Elijah Wald:

Dylan Goes Electric, July 2015
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The Blues, August 2010
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How The Beatles Destroyed Rock N Roll, June 2009
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Riding with Strangers, May 2006
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RIDING WITH STRANGERS
By: Elijah Wald

A Hitchhiker's Journey

Chicago Review Press
May 2006
256 pages
ISBN: 1556526059
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir

This fascinating tale of the author's cross-country hitchhiking journey is a captivating look into the pleasures and challenges of the open road. As the miles roll by he meets businessmen, missionaries, conspiracy theorists, and truck drivers from all ages and ethnicities who are eager to open their car doors to a wandering stranger. This memoir uncovers the hidden reality that the United States remains hospitable, quirky, and as ready as ever to offer help to a curious traveler. Demonstrating how hitchhiking can be the ultimate in adventure travel—a thrilling exploration of both people and scenery—this guide also serves as a hitchhiker's reference, sharing the history behind this communal form of travel while touching on roadside lore and philosophy.

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Talk of the Nation - July 6, 2006