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A Walk Across America

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Continuing to inspire explorers to cross the United States on foot, Peter Jenkins’ memories of his multi-thousand-mile adventure are not just stories of his experience but also a moving portrait of America itself.

Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book he wrote about that journey -- a classic account of the reawakening of his faith in himself and his country.

"I started out searching for myself and my country," Peter Jenkins writes, "and found both." In this timeless classic, Jenkins describes how disillusionment with society in the 1970s drove him out onto the road on a walk across America. His experiences remain as sharp and telling today ...

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