The Hitchhike

by Mark Paul Smith

Overview

Mark Paul Smith graduated college on an Air Force scholarship with dreams of becoming a pilot. He had some downtime after graduation and before reporting for duty so he decided to hitchhike the world. A decision that would change his life forever.

As he traveled, his approach to life and his future decisions changed. He hitchhiked through the Iron Curtain and worked on a collective farm in Hungary only to find that communism wasn't our real enemy. He met people from North Vietnam who showed him the real enemy was the U.S. war machine. Being an American was not popular in those days, but the people of the world showed Smith kindness and kept him alive when he ran out of money. The long road to decision showed him that people everywhere want peace, not war.

Mark Paul Smith's hitchhike from Indiana to India in 1972 changed him from being an Air Force Officer into a conscientious objector. His faith in the United States of America was restored when he sued the government and won his case in federal court. His journey is one of faith, contemplation, and awakening, mixed with the freedom and abandonment of the 70s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781945448768
Publisher:	Boutique of Quality Books
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Edition description:	Second edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Mark Paul Smith has been a trial attorney for nearly forty years. He and the artist Jody Hemphill Smith own Castle Gallery Fine Art in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Danny 1

Chapter 2 Malaga to Vienna 41

Chapter 3 The Iron Curtain 69

Chapter 4 Hanna 85

Chapter 5 The Fountain 107

Chapter 6 The Torch 121

Chapter 7 The Cabin 143

Chapter 8 Mykonos 159

Chapter 9 Turkey 185

Chapter 10 Adriana 219

Chapter 11 Iran 247

Chapter 12 Afghanistan 275

Chapter 13 Pakistan 308

Chapter 14 India 335

Chapter 15 Smith vs. the USA 365