{"product_id":"road-stories-ed-davis-9780986069710","title":"Road Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"His writing shines in descriptive passages, showing his love of travel and landscapes . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1972, Ed Davis, like many in his generation, felt the call of the road. Unlike most, Davis rode freight trains. He caught rides on-the-fly, slept in hobo jungles and dodged railroad security across the Pacific Northwest and Canada. And like Jack Kerouac and Jack London before him, Davis wrote about what he saw.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the next four decades, whether catching freights, trekking the Sierras, visiting an old friend in prison or attending a presidential inauguration, Davis took to the road whenever possible. Written in freight cars and truck stops, hotel lobbies and high mountain camps, \u003ci\u003eRoad Stories \u003c\/i\u003ewill take you places you've never been.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin Davis working in an African hospital in a country on the verge of collapse. Spend a week exploring the remote paths of the Peruvian Andes. With a keen eye, he describes the seemingly mundane details of bus travel, and the feel of the warm prairie breeze blowing through an open car window at night. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavis's travel tales resonate with readers because, as he says in the Forward, \"We spend our lives on the road.\" Told with honesty and humor, \u003ci\u003eRoad Stories\u003c\/i\u003e makes you want to hop a fast freight for parts unknown. Just watch out for the railroad bulls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098606971X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780986069710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wedgewood Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/10\/2014","brand":"Ed Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989685272831,"sku":"9780986069710","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df780c0f-695a-4b70-8b0c-7bfe777eedf8.jpg?v=1683300873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/road-stories-ed-davis-9780986069710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}