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The Majic Bus

The Majic Bus

An American Odyssey

by Douglas Brinkley
Paperback
Publication Date: 15/04/2003

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Professor Douglas Brinkley arranged to teach a six-week experimental class aboard a fully equipped sleeper bus. The class would visit thirty states and ten national parks. They would read twelve books by great American writers. They would see Bob Dylan in Seattle, gamble at a Vegas casino, dance to Bourbon Street jazz in New Orleans, pay homage to Elvis Presley's Graceland and William Faulkner's Rowan Oak, ride the whitewater rapids on the Rio Grande, and experience a California earthquake. Their journey took them to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Harry Truman's Independence, and Theodore Roosevelt's North Dakota badlands. And it gave them the unforgettable experience of meeting some of their cultural heroes, including William S. Burroughs and Ken Kesey, who took the gang for a spin in his own psychedelic bus. Driven by Doug Brinkley's energetic prose, The Majic Bus is a spirited travelogue of a unique experience.
ISBN:
9781560254966
9781560254966
Category:
Revolutions
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-04-2003
Language:
English
Publisher:
Thunder's Mouth Press
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
10th Edition
Pages:
544
Dimensions (mm):
229x153x36mm
Weight:
0.73kg

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