The Hippie Hitchhiker From Nebraska

In A Story Arc Of Loss, Exile, And Self-reliance, Here A Roadside View Of A Lost America Never Glimpsed By Historians, Journalists, Or 1966, A Teenager Dreams Of Finding Ultimate Wisdom And Writing Timeless Poetry. Horrified By The Likelihood Of Combat Service In Vietnam, He Embarks On A Hitchhiking Journey To Evade The Military Draft. He Becomes A Homeless Drifter Estranged From Family, And Finds Brief Notoriety As A Vagabond Poet, Followed By Publishing Success, Before Careening Beyond The Limits Of Language.over The Course Of 22,000 Reckless Miles He Experiences A Sixties History Long Overlooked: Wells Street In Chicagos Old Town, The Mimeograph-revolution Waged By Cleveland Poets, An Outlaw Route 66, The San Francisco Diggers Serving Daily Meals, The Central Park Easter Be-in, A Head Shop At The Epicenter Of St Marks Place In The East Village, And The Travesty Of Post-summer-of-love Haight-ashbury.