Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride: A Memoir About Men and Motorcycles
New York: Harcourt, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.
THE OPEN ROAD AND THE MAKING OF A LIFE.
For Gary Paulsen, a motorcycle journey was more than an adventure. It became an opportunity to revisit the people, experiences, and difficult choices that shaped his life. Riding north from Minnesota toward the Alaska Highway, Paulsen reflects on his troubled youth, the unexpected kindness of a policeman who helped redirect his future, and the demanding experiences that taught him independence and endurance.
Best known for his wilderness adventures and the award-winning novel Hatchet, Paulsen brings the same direct, unsentimental storytelling to this personal account. Motorcycles, dogsleds, dangerous journeys, and memorable encounters become part of a larger story about growing older, finding direction, and discovering what matters.
An engaging memoir that will appeal to readers of Paulsen's fiction as well as collectors of motorcycle literature and American travel writing.
CONDITION: No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. First Edition,
GARY PAULSEN BEYOND THE WILDERNESS NOVEL.
Gary Paulsen became one of America's most widely read writers for young people, particularly through Hatchet and his other survival narratives. His own experiences with wilderness travel, dogsled racing, and physical hardship provided much of the authenticity behind his fiction.
Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride offers a more personal perspective on those experiences. The motorcycle journey provides a framework for considering the formative encounters and challenges that influenced both Paulsen's character and his writing.
GENRES: Autobiography, Memoirs, Motorcycle Literature, Travel Writing, Adventure, American Literature, Outdoor Literature.
SUBJECTS: Gary Paulsen, Motorcycling, Harley-Davidson, Alaska Highway, American West, Road Travel, Personal Memoirs, Wilderness Adventures, Dogsledding, Self-Discovery.
Item #012318
ISBN: 0151930937
Price: $14.85
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