{"product_id":"roadside-americans-the-rise-and-fall-of-hitchhiking-in-a-changing-nation-paperback-softback-9781469684062","title":"Roadside Americans; The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation (Paperback \/ softback) 9781469684062","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRoadside Americans\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJack Reid (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781469684062\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 13 halftones\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.453 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWeaves together anecdote, interviews and historical record to present a nuanced look not just at hitchhiking's ebb and flow but the socioeconomic and political reasons behind the shift in public thinking and behavior.\"—\u003ci\u003eArizona Daily Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An essential look at history that isn't often examined. . . . A decent, even delightful, read that's perfect for trippers, former hippies, and history buffs. If you're armchair traveling this summer, it gets a thumbs up.\"—Terri Schlichenmeyer, \u003ci\u003eBookworm Sez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Taking a more particularized approach . . . Reid, an independent cultural scholar, explores hitchhiking in the US. He highlights the heydays of the phenomenon from the 1920s to the 1980s, emphasizing that hitchhiking always maintained various proponents, opponents, and practitioners. . . . \u003ci\u003eRoadside Americans\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thoughtful and at times intriguing examination of a once storied, if controversial, cultural practice.\"—\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The first comprehensive scholarly history of hitchhiking in the United States, Jack Reid's \u003ci\u003eRoadside Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is an important work. well written . . . and highly accessible.\"—\u003ci\u003eH-Environment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBetween the Great Depression and the mid-1970s, hitchhikers were a common sight for motorists, as American service members, students, and adventurers sought out the romance of the road in droves. Beats, hippies, feminists, and civil rights and antiwar activists saw \"thumb tripping\" as a vehicle for liberation, living out the counterculture's rejection of traditional values. Yet, by the time Ronald Reagan, a former hitchhiker himself, was in the White House, the youthful faces on the road chasing the ghost of Jack Kerouac were largely gone—along with sympathetic portrayals of the practice in state legislatures and the media. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRoadside Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack Reid traces the rise and fall of hitchhiking, offering vivid accounts of life on the road and how the act of soliciting rides from strangers, and the attitude toward hitchhikers in American society, evolved over time in synch with broader economic, political, and cultural shifts. In doing so, Reid offers insight into significant changes in the United States amid the decline of liberalism and the rise of the Reagan Era.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52589057442072,"sku":"9781469684062","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/roadside-americans-the-rise-and-fall-of-hitchhiking-in-a-changing-nation-paperback-softback-9781469684062","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}