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.
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."
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 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 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 histories of Lewis and Clark, Sitting Bull, and Custer that still haunt Route 2 today.
As it makes its way from South Florida to North Dakota, from eastern Long Island to Oregon, Roads is travel writing at its best.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- JANUARY: The 35 from Duluth to Oklahoma City
- FEBRUARY: The 35 from Dallas-Fort Worth to Laredo
- FEBRUARY: The 10 from Jacksonville to Lafayette. The 49 to Shreveport
- MARCH: The 70 from Baltimore to Burlington, Colorado. South on Highway 287
- APRIL: The 75 from Detroit to the Sault Ste. Marie. Michigan Highway 28, the 39, the 90â94, the 29
- MAY: San Diego to Tucson to Archer City on the 8, the 10, the 20
- JUNE: L.A. to Albuquerque on the 10, the 15, and the 40
- JUNE: The 75 from Tampa to Miami. U.S. 1 Through the Florida Keys. The 41 West to Naples
- JULY: Washington, D.C., to Dallas via the 66, 81, 40, and the 30
- AUGUST: Short Roads to a Deep Place
- SEPTEMBER: Seattle to Omaha via the 90, the 15, U.S. 87, U.S. 2, U.S. 3, U.S. 281, U.S. 50, and I-29
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