{"product_id":"roads-driving-americas-greatest-highways-9780684868851","title":"Roads: Driving America's Greatest Highways","description":"As he crisscrosses America -- driving in search of the present, the past, and himself -- Larry McMurtry shares his fascination with this nation's great trails and the culture that has developed around them. \u003cbr\u003e Ever since he was a boy growing up in Texas only a mile from Highway 281, Larry McMurtry has felt the pull of the road. His town was thoroughly landlocked, making the highway his \"river, its hidden reaches a mystery and an enticement. I began my life beside it and I want to drift down the entire length of it before I end this book.\" \u003cbr\u003e In Roads, McMurtry embarks on a cross-country trip where his route is also his destination. As he drives, McMurtry reminisces about the places he's seen, the people he's met, and the books he's read, including more than 3,000 books about travel. He explains why watching episodes of \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Tyler Moore Show\u003c\/i\u003e might be the best way to find joie de vivre in Minnesota; the scenic differences between Route 35 and I-801; which vigilantes lived in Montana and which hailed from Idaho; and the history of Lewis and Clark, Sitting Bull, and Custer that still haunts Route 2 today. \u003cbr\u003e As it makes its way from South Florida to North Dakota, from eastern Long Island to Oregon, \u003ci\u003eRoads\u003c\/i\u003e is travel writing at its best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684868851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.24w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/29\/2001 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2001 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Larry McMurtry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639970263196,"sku":"9780684868851","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c2dc47cb-6daf-446b-b319-c9a177b80af8.jpg?v=1603851049","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/roads-driving-americas-greatest-highways-9780684868851","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}