Bibliograph

Nobody rides for free, a drifter in the Americas, John Francis Hughes

Type

Label

Nobody rides for free, a drifter in the Americas, John Francis Hughes

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nobody rides for free

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

John Francis Hughes

Sub title

a drifter in the Americas

Summary

Nobody Rides For Free: A Drifter in the Americas chronicles former bike courier John Hughes' rambles through Latin America on a bicycle. In this gripping mosaic-travelogue, readers are introduced to banditos, artists, grifters, would-be wives, dope fiends and attacking monkeys: a cast of characters who conspire to reduce him to alcoholic destitution. His last remaining $400 is spent sailing the Amazon, flying to Miami, and then hitchhiking across some of the most frightening highways in the United States with the goal of making it safely home to Vancouver. Throughout his adventures, we learn about con-artistry, fear, and kindness set against the imposing backdrop of everything we think we know about the Americas. Nobody Rides For Free sheds light on obscure 1990s road culture while gearing itself to the needs of anyone with a desire to run from their demons on the open road

Target audience

adult

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