Discover America Diaries 50 States 50 States Of Mind Volume 1

On Columbus Day 1997, the Rhodes bought a 30-foot RV and drove off to discover America--50 states in 50 weeks. Three years later they returned home, broke but not broken. This is Priscilla's diary of that road trip, a madcap adventure that is both exciting and heartbreaking.

On Columbus Day 1997 Ken and Priscilla Rhodes quit their jobs, bought an RV and took off to discover America with a plan to see 50 states in 50 weeks and return to their jobs in a year. Three years later, they hobbled home broke but not broken. Hitch a ride in their backseat for a hilarious, adventurous, and sometimes heartbreaking tour of America. Volume One East coast to West coast covers the frightening first year of quitting work, giving up an income, shopping for an RV, and adjusting to life on the road living in a flimsy tin box on wheels, terrifyingly vulnerable to outside elements like hailstorms, tornadoes and thieves.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1857.

Is America as divided as it seems? An Oxford graduate student tours all 50 states talking to ordinary Americans and offers a hopeful vision for the future of America. This book is the companion to the 50 States of Mind podcast.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.