Thread: My Iowa Commute
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Old 06-17-2007, 04:15 PM   #126
Sundae
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Originally Posted by lizzymahoney View Post
Sundae Girl, you might want to get a copy of William Least Heat-Moon's

Blue-Highways-Journey-into-America.

This is one of my favorite books and I usually have a few thrifted copies around for people who haven't read it yet.

Blue Highways are the old US routes before the interstates went in. They still criss cross the country but are forgotten America in many ways. Route 66 is a blue highway.
PM me if you have one knocking about and you're willing to take a chance on a virtual unknown

Bruce - I know it wouldn't be non-stop pleasure, but it's a dream and if I had the money then I know I could schedule it so I could enjoy it.
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