Driving Lessons: A Road Trip through American Travel Literature

In Driving Lessons, Christopher B. Strain sets out on a quintessential American road trip, exploring not just the roads and byways of the country but the road trip's place in American culture. Strain dives into the well of American travel writing, illuminating fascinating aspects of the road trip, such as how race, class, and gender shape the experiences of road trippers.



In the summer of 1998, amid a professional crisis of confidence, Strain settled on a plan to reconnect with both himself ...