Roads Audiobook (Free)

As he crisscrosses America — driving in search of the present, days gone by, and himself — Larry McMurtry stocks his desire for this nation’s great trails and the lifestyle which has developed around them.

Ever since he was a guy growing up in Texas only a mile from Highway 281, Larry McMurtry has thought the pull of the road. His town was thoroughly landlocked, making the highway his ‘river, its hidden reaches a mystery and an enticement. I started my life beside it and I want to drift down about Roads the entire length of it before I end this publication.’

In Roads, McMurtry embarks on a cross-country trip where his route can be his destination. As he drives, McMurtry reminisces about the locations he’s seen, individuals he’s met, as well as the books he’s go through, including more than 3,000 books about travel. He points out why watching episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Display might be the best way to find joie de vivre in Minnesota; the scenic distinctions between Path 35 and I-801; which vigilantes resided in Montana and which hailed from Idaho; and the history of Lewis and Clark, Seated Bull, and Custer that still haunts Route 2 today.

Since it makes its way from South Florida to North Dakota, from eastern Long Island to Oregon, Roads is travel composing at its best.