The man who walked backward : an American dreamer's search for meaning in the Great Depression
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 291 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
796.51092 WINGO
1 available
796.51092 WINGO
1 available
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Published
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2018.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index.
Description
"Like most Americans at the time, Plennie Wingo was hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression. When the bank foreclosed on his small restaurant in Abilene, he found himself suddenly penniless with nowhere left to turn. After months of struggling to feed his family on wages he earned digging ditches in the Texas sun, Plennie decided it was time to do something extraordinary -- something to resurrect the spirit of adventure and optimism he felt he'd lost. He decided to walk around the world -- backwards. In The Man Who Walked Backward, Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery charts Plennie's backwards trek across the America that gave rise to Woody Guthrie, John Steinbeck, and the New Deal. With the Dust Bowl and Great Depression as a backdrop, Montgomery follows Plennie across the Atlantic through Germany, Turkey, and beyond, and details the daring physical feats, grueling hardships, comical misadventures, and hostile foreign police he encountered along the way. A remarkable and quirky slice of Americana, The Man Who Walked Backward paints a rich and vibrant portrait of a jaw-dropping period of history."--,Publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Montgomery, B. (2018). The man who walked backward: an American dreamer's search for meaning in the Great Depression (First edition.). Little, Brown Spark.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Montgomery, Ben. 2018. The Man Who Walked Backward: An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression. Little, Brown Spark.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Montgomery, Ben. The Man Who Walked Backward: An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression Little, Brown Spark, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Montgomery, Ben. The Man Who Walked Backward: An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression First edition., Little, Brown Spark, 2018.
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