Across America by Motorcycle
Book Details
Author(s)C.K. Shepherd
PublisherJuniper Grove
ISBN / ASIN160355095X
ISBN-139781603550956
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,066,640
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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…â€
