Browsing Archive: November, 2009
Posted by Jason Hussong on Wednesday, December 30, 2009,
With the picture of a gleaming Airstream motorhome on the cover of the book I had initially expected it to be about author Hampton Sides' travels across America; one big road trip of sorts. I
nstead,
Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier, are a collection of his essays about what make the United States great. And it's not just specific places, as I had assumed by the cover, but instead about the people, events and ideas that have helped shape this land to what it is over the last few d...
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Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, December 21, 2009,
There are so many historic trails in the United States that it's difficult to pick just one to study. The Lewis and Clark trail though holds a special place in the hearts of Americans, largely because
it's the only one most of us have heard of, as we learned about it in grade school. To further my very limited grade school knowledge, I thought it'd be a good idea to pick up
The Journals of Lewis and Clark and give it a go as there didn't seem to be a better way to learn about such a trip th...
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Posted by Jason Hussong on Friday, December 4, 2009,
The practice of selling everything I own after packing a few essentials in a case and heading out the door to see the world has been a dream of mine for a long time. Based on another life I like to lead I'm not sure it's exactly practical, but I do envy those that c
an live the life like
Caine from
Kung Fu. One of those that lives such a life is Elliott Hester, and he's written a book that's called
Adventures of a Continental Drifter: An Around-the-World Excursion into Weirdness, Danger, Lus... Continue reading ...
