In 1974 a disenfranchised young man from a broken home set out to do the impossible. With a hundred dollars in his pocket, a beat up cavalry saddle, and a faraway look in his eye, John Egenes saddled his horse Gizmo and started down the trail on an adventure across the North American continent. Their seven month journey took them across 11 states from California to Virginia, ocean to ocean.. As they left the pressing confinement of the city behind them, the pair experienced the isolation and loneliness of the southwestern deserts, the vastness of the prairie, and the great landscapes that make up America. Across hundreds of miles of empty land they slept with coyotes and wild horses under the stars, and in urban areas they camped alone in graveyards and abandoned shacks. Along the way John and Gizmo were transformed from inexperienced horse and rider to veterans of the trail. With his young horse as his spiritual guide John slowly began to comprehend his own place in the world and to find peace within himself. Full of heart and humor, Egenes serves up a tale that's as big as the America he witnessed, an America that no longer exists. It was a journey that could only have been experienced step by step, mile by mile, from the view between a horse's ears.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Delta Vee
ISBN-10
069293085x
ISBN-13
9780692930854
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038662879
Product Key Features
Book Title
Man and Horse : the Long Ride Across America
Author
John Egenes
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
917.304925092
Dewey Edition
23
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