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Go West, Young Man - A Father and Son Rediscover America on the Oregon Trail (Paperback)
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Go West, Young Man - A Father and Son Rediscover America on the Oregon Trail (Paperback)
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List price R490
Loot Price R457
Discovery Miles 4 570
You Save R33 (7%)
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2022 Silver Midwest Book Award Winner At the sound of the bell on
the last day of kindergarten, B.J. Hollars and his six-year-old
son, Henry, hop in the car to strike out on a 2,500-mile road trip
retracing the Oregon Trail. Their mission: to rediscover America,
and Americans, along the way. Throughout their two-week adventure,
they endure the usual setbacks (car trouble, inclement weather, and
father-son fatigue), but their most compelling drama involves
people, privilege, and their attempt to find common ground in an
all-too-fractured country. Writing in the footsteps of John
Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, Hollars picks up the trail with
his son more than half a century later. Together they sidle up to a
stool at every truck stop, camp by every creek, and roam the West.
They encounter not only the beauty and heartbreak of America, but
also the beauty and heartbreak of a father and son eager to make
the most of their time together. From Chimney Rock to Independence
Rock to the rocky coast of Oregon, they learn and relearn the
devastating truth of America's exploitative past, as well as their
role within it. Go West, Young Man recounts the author's effort to
teach his son the difficult realities of our nation's founding
while also reaffirming his faith in America today.
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