The Longest Road

Overland in Search of America, from Key West to the Arctic Ocean

Nonfiction, Travel, United States, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book The Longest Road by Philip Caputo, Henry Holt and Co.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Philip Caputo ISBN: 9780805096965
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication: July 16, 2013
Imprint: Henry Holt and Co. Language: English
Author: Philip Caputo
ISBN: 9780805096965
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication: July 16, 2013
Imprint: Henry Holt and Co.
Language: English

In The Longest Road, one of America's most respected writers takes an epic journey across America, Airstream in tow, and asks everyday Americans what unites and divides a country as endlessly diverse as it is large.

Standing on a wind-scoured island off the Alaskan coast, Philip Caputo marveled that its Inupiat Eskimo schoolchildren pledge allegiance to the same flag as the children of Cuban immigrants in Key West, six thousand miles away. And a question began to take shape: How does the United States, peopled by every race on earth, remain united? Caputo resolved that one day he'd drive from the nation's southernmost point to the northernmost point reachable by road, talking to everyday Americans about their lives and asking how they would answer his question.
So it was that in 2011, in an America more divided than in living memory, Caputo, his wife, and their two English setters made their way in a truck and classic trailer (hereafter known as "Fred" and "Ethel") from Key West, Florida, to Deadhorse, Alaska, covering 16,000 miles. He spoke to everyone from a West Virginia couple saving souls to a Native American shaman and taco entrepreneur. What he found is a story that will entertain and inspire readers as much as it informs them about the state of today's United States, the glue that holds us all together, and the conflicts that could cause us to pull apart.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In The Longest Road, one of America's most respected writers takes an epic journey across America, Airstream in tow, and asks everyday Americans what unites and divides a country as endlessly diverse as it is large.

Standing on a wind-scoured island off the Alaskan coast, Philip Caputo marveled that its Inupiat Eskimo schoolchildren pledge allegiance to the same flag as the children of Cuban immigrants in Key West, six thousand miles away. And a question began to take shape: How does the United States, peopled by every race on earth, remain united? Caputo resolved that one day he'd drive from the nation's southernmost point to the northernmost point reachable by road, talking to everyday Americans about their lives and asking how they would answer his question.
So it was that in 2011, in an America more divided than in living memory, Caputo, his wife, and their two English setters made their way in a truck and classic trailer (hereafter known as "Fred" and "Ethel") from Key West, Florida, to Deadhorse, Alaska, covering 16,000 miles. He spoke to everyone from a West Virginia couple saving souls to a Native American shaman and taco entrepreneur. What he found is a story that will entertain and inspire readers as much as it informs them about the state of today's United States, the glue that holds us all together, and the conflicts that could cause us to pull apart.

More books from Henry Holt and Co.

Cover of the book When I Was a Turkey by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book The Mathematical Tourist by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book The Rules of Perspective by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Becoming Justice Blackmun by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Melody Burning by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Among the Mad by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Victory at Yorktown by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Chemical Communication by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Close Case by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Little Universes by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Kosher Chinese by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book Ninja! by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book A Squirrelly Situation: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book The Vanishing of Billy Buckle by Philip Caputo
Cover of the book "C" Is for Corpse by Philip Caputo
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy