Across America by Motorcycle

At the end of WWI, C. K. Shepherd, a former British soldier, set out with a new mission: to travel by motorcycle from New York City to San Francisco. Fueled by the desire “to remove that haunting feeling of unrest common amongst the youth of England after 3 or 4 years of active service,” his journey took him across nearly 5000 miles of the United States. This is his personal account of his travels, as first published in 1922. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and to those who know the call of the open road and who love to feel the rush of the wind and the glamour of speed, such was this machine…”