Jacobson, Abbi

Summary: When Broad City star Abbi Jacobson announced that she planned to drive across the country alone, she was met with lots of questions and opinions. Why wasn't she going with friends? Wouldn't it be incredibly lonely? The North route is better! Was it safe for a woman? The Southern route is the way to go! You should bring mace! And a common one: Why? But Abbi had always found comfort in solitude...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 JAC

Hickam, Homer H.

Summary: Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed...

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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HIC

Stephenson, Melissa

Summary: "For fans of Wild, a searing memoir about one woman's road to hope following the death of her troubled brother, told through the series of cars that accompanied her Growing up in a blue-collar family in the Midwest, Melissa Stephenson longed for escape. Her wanderlust was an innate reaction to the powerful personalities around her, and came too from her desire to find a place in the world where...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STEPHENSON, MELISSA STE

Guinn, Jeff

Summary: "A brilliant portrait of two American giants, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and America entering the automobile age, told through the fascinating but little-known narrative of the summer road trips taken by Edison and Ford"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GUI

Adams, Noah.

Summary: The author journeys back to the America of his ancestors as he follows the New River into the heart of modern-day Appalachia on a 330-mile odyssey on foot, by mountain bike, by canoe, and by whitewater raft.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.47 Ada

Ilʹf, Ilʹi͡a︡

Contents: The Road -- The Small Town -- Americans -- At the Birthplace of Mark Twain -- The Desert -- Indians -- California -- Hollywood -- Advertising -- Negroes -- New York.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cabinet Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 ILF

Roberson, Blythe

Summary: Roberson examines Americans' obsession with freedom, travel, and the open road. To fill her own sense of adventure, she quit her day job and set off on a Great American Road Trip to visit America's national parks. Along the way she met new friends on their own quests, learned to cope with abstinence while missing the comforts of home, and came to understand the limits-- and possibilities-- of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROBERSON, BLYTHE ROB

Sullivan, Robert

Summary: The author chronicles his family's annual migration across the country from Oregon to New York, documenting the humor, and offbeat experiences of life on the road, wihle reflecting on such nation-crossing predecessors as Lewis and Clark.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Pub. 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 SUL

Henderson, Kristin.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 HEN

Eaton, Andi

Summary: Follows nine of the author's road trip routes that combine the very best of attractions, restaurants, and activites with a look at the carefree, bohemian fashion trends in each locale.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Image 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 EAT

Gebler, Carlo

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.291 GEB

Jacobs, Jen CK

Summary: There is no one way to road trip. From introspective solo journeys to romantic weekend getaways, friend-filled excursions, and more, Road Trips presents eight stories that highlight different ways to explore the world. Packed with photos and personal experiences, this inspiring and practical book also has key tips for enhancing every part of your trip, from getting out the door (with essential...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.7 JAC

Dobson, Patrick.

Contents: A leap into the prairie sea -- I'm going to Helena, Montana : the Kansas cities -- Don't worry, kid, you'll be all right : Lawrence, Topeka, Saint Marys, Wamego -- It's the best you're gonna find here : Manhattan, Randolph, Marysville -- You'll find everything you need there : Beatrice, Nebraska; Wilber -- The Jims : Friend, Hastings, Hansen, Minden -- It's better to try something and apologize...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.804 DOB

Yates, Brock

Summary: "Genius? Tyrant? Power broker? Enzo Ferrari is the impressively researched, fully detailed biography of one of the most powerful men of the twentieth century. Brock Yates penetrated Ferrari's inner circle and reveals everything, from his early days in the town of Modena to his bizarre relationship with his illegitimate son; from his fanatic passion for speed to his brilliant marketing of the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FERRARI, ENZO YAT

Lehto, Steve

Summary: "In the wake of World War II, the U.S. automobile industry was fully unprepared to meet the growing demands of the public, for whom they had not made any cars for years. In stepped Preston Tucker, a salesman extraordinaire who announced the building of a revolutionary new car: the Tucker '48, the first car in almost a decade to be built fresh from the ground up. Tucker's car, which would...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2016

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 338.76 LEH

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TUCKER, PRESTON LEH

Davis, Lynn

Summary: "The car changed travel forever. Henry Ford started a car-making revolution. Kids can read this book to find out how Ford transformed America with his cars. They will learn how many cars Ford made before the Model T Ford"--Publisher's website.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016

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Kulling, Monica.

Summary: Relates the excitement caused by Henry Ford as he drove the "horseless carriage" he built, particularly when he decided to win a race to get money to build a new car that anyone could afford.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.7 KUL

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE Kul