William Least Heat Moon Robert Penn Warren described a book, the book "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat Moon, as a masterpiece, and I finished reading it, and to Robert Penn Warren's conclusion, his observation, I say "Amen." Now how do you describe this book, "Blue Highways" of which you no doubt have read. And yeah the name for white man's purposes is an ancestor of white ancestors named William Trogdon. I'd be a better man if I had it the other way around, but it didn't work out that way. William Least Heat Moon More white than Osage. William Least Heat Moon Part, part Osage. William Least - why perhaps a word about the name itself because you're taken with names of little towns anyway. Atlantic Little Brown the publishers, and William Least Heat Moon is my guest, and his reflections on this travel and his book. Discovery not simply of the land itself, but discovery of the nature of its people, who come in all shapes and sizes. It's travels in his van, which he calls ghost dancing across the country in his way and not the superhighways, but the side roads, and it's a book of discovery.
It's the book itself, and the adventures of its author and its traveler, William Least Heat Moon. An excerpt appeared in "Atlantic" recently and it's been receiving rave reviews. He is also the author of PrairyErth and River-Horse.Studs Terkel Robert Penn Warren described a book, the book "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat Moon, as a masterpiece, and I finished reading it, and to Robert Penn Warren's conclusion, his observation, I say "Amen." Now how do you describe this book, "Blue Highways" of which you no doubt have read. He holds a doctorate in English and a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri. “William Least Heat-Moon was born of English-Irish-Osage ancestry in Kansas City, Missouri. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map-if they get on at all-only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon Simplicity, Virginia New Freedom, Pennsylvania New Hope, Tennessee Why, Arizona Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience.” (from the back cover) “Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. Loved (likely has visible markings from use but is somewhat limited, likely has creases on the cover/pages from use, possible water damage or stains but it is somewhat limited, older books may have brittle pages or other obvious defects from improper storage, still very readable Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company
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