Rambling Review

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(More customer reviews)My husband, usually stoic, expressed bold enthusiasm for "Rambling."
After leafing through the books he recently received, my husband set Clancy and Cussler aside. It was the writing of Edd Voss that captured his attention and deservedly so. I merely looked at a page out of curiosity and, likewise, was instantly drawn in. Edd Voss writes in a manner that is bold and direct, yet his sentences convey an unexpected sense of grace. This grace transforms what is harshly stated into a dimension of beauty. An immediacy that brings you deep into the action hits. You feel the air and grasp the moments layered emotion. It is difficult to describe what it is exactly that makes each short story so compelling ... there is stark honesty, pain and exaltation, all in clear light. It may be that amid the sharpest of details, a vastness exists that reflects to the reader the complexity of their own being. In "Rambling," Edd Voss brings to you stories that your mind will linger over. These are stories that matter. Don't miss them.

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Thirteen short stories including tales of early American history, of American soldiers and the effects of war, along with stories of nature and the wild ... all memorable stories stemming from the experiences and imagination of a man who lives in the great northwest and travels the USA in an eighteen wheeler. Edd Voss is a family man who loves horses and photography. A man who writes from the heart. Story Titles:WELCOME HOMETHEIR FIRST HUNTCHRISTMAS ON THE MESAJO ANNAAIRBORNE: ONE MAN'S JOURNEYAPACHE TEARSTHE GHOST OF HI JOLLYBLIND?SHADESTORMDREAMING OF A WARM PLACETYLER'S COURAGEGOING HOME

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Tin Can Tourists (Images of America: Florida) Review

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(More customer reviews)Great book for a peek into how Florida used to be. Brought back memories in each chapter and highly recommend this book to nostalgia buffs.

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With the arrival of the twentieth century, Americans continued in the pioneering spirit of their forebears and looked upon the automobile as a new way to explore the unknown. Thousands of Americans packed their tents in the backs of their cars and set out to enjoy the back roads of the United States. Carrying extra gasoline in five-gallon cans, plenty of canned food, and extra tires strapped to the fenders, these intrepid souls began an exploration of the North American continent with a thoroughness that put Lewis and Clark to shame. These tourists became the symbol of another "NewGeneration" of Americans, restless, adventuresome, and filled with boundless curiosity. These were the "Tin Can" tourists. In 1919, the official organization of Tin Can Tourists of the World was formed in Tampa, and the group held two meetingsannually until disbanding in 1977. Early on, residents of Florida recognized the potential economic impact of the Tin Canners on the state, and the movement to improve roads and provide accommodations and amusements to these seasonal travelers flourished. By 1930, Florida had built more than 3,000 miles of paved roads, and campsites, roadside motels, and exotic animal parks could be found along most major thoroughfares.

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Airstream: The History of the Land Yacht Review

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(More customer reviews)This coffee table book is a great gift - striking images, an original topic, really interesting text, and it's reasonably priced. The book follows the inventor of the Airstream, an eccentric wanderer named Wally Byam, as he spreads his gospel ("Adventure is where you find it, any place, every place, except at home in the rocking chair.") and organizes Airstream caravans around America and around the planet. We see these Zelig-like aluminum torpedoes with every famous backdrop: the Egyptian pyramids, rice fields in Thailand, the leaning tower of Pisa, and Red Square in communist USSR. The photos are at once kitschy and nostalgic and hokey and beautiful, and the layout of the book allows each image to really resonate before leading you to another page or chapter in the life of Wally Byam's "land yacht." A terrific piece of Americana, and a great, reasonable find...

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Sleek and shiny, Airstream trailers have been turning heads on the highways since they first started caravanning across America in the 1930s. These "aluminum skinned, gleaming silver bullets" are currently enjoying a revival in popularity. Praised for their clean lines and timeless aesthetic, movie stars and design buffs are snapping up these vintage beauties. Airstreamequal parts travelogue, cultural history, and biography of Wally Byam, Airstream's charismatic inventorcelebrates the trailer's enduring appeal as an icon of simple, aerodynamic living. A dazzling array of images tell the story of how Byam, the father of modern trailer travel, created less a product than an entire culture. From the Eiffel Tower to the pyramids of Giza, from the Acropolis to the Golden Gate Bridge, Airstream caravans continue to travel to the far reaches of the earth. Amazing photographs from the Airstream archives document this metallic nomad's significant place in the history of design, from its streamlined origins to its current vogue. Airstream has always been synonymous with the freedom of the open road. Today the dream lives on.

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