Hardcover, 377 pages
English language
Published Nov. 22, 2006 by Thorndike Press.
Longform essays in his ride-along style, on the people and logistics of moving stuff in the early 2000s (so UPS automation and coal trains get chapters). Some jarring casually sexist moments.
Notes for the reader: From the title, I was expecting something a bit different. This book does not fit the definition of fiction, and yet was almost more satisfying in many ways than much of fiction today. My biggest issue was when the author would become lost and use a string of incomprehensible and unrecognizable words gleaned from a thesaurus, and not everyday talk. And yet, he made most of the different modes of transportation as readable as possible to a person who had no background in planes, trains, ships, or canoes.
What ages would I recommend it too? – Ten and up.
Length? – Several days.
Characters? – Memorable, several characters.
Setting? – Real World across the U.S.
Written approximately? – 2006.
Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.
Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No.
Short …
Notes for the reader: From the title, I was expecting something a bit different. This book does not fit the definition of fiction, and yet was almost more satisfying in many ways than much of fiction today. My biggest issue was when the author would become lost and use a string of incomprehensible and unrecognizable words gleaned from a thesaurus, and not everyday talk. And yet, he made most of the different modes of transportation as readable as possible to a person who had no background in planes, trains, ships, or canoes.
What ages would I recommend it too? – Ten and up.
Length? – Several days.
Characters? – Memorable, several characters.
Setting? – Real World across the U.S.
Written approximately? – 2006.
Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.
Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No.
Short storyline: A descriptive trek around the world by truck, train, and boat, with a visit to the UPS hub to discuss plane travel as well.
