Passing Gas: And Other Towns on the American Highway - Softcover

Gladstone, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580084567 ISBN 13: 9781580084567

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2002

Synopsis

“Explaining how to find her café in Gas, Kansas, Bonnie Steward said, ‘Come down Route 12, but if you blink, you'll pass Gas.'” Gas isn't all you'll be passing if you come along for the ride with author Gary Gladstone on a cross-country road trip across the U.S.A. With camera in hand and the penchant for the unexpected, Gladstone captures a photographic portrait of small towns with unusual names and the folks who keep them on the map with their (admittedly offbeat) civic pride. You'll meet bar buddies Don, Ron, and Flakey Jake from Goofy Ridge, Illinois; stop in at the mechanics shop in Nothing, Arizona, to confirm that Nothing really does sit in the middle of nowhere; and be regaled with colorful stories from the locals of Boogertown, North Carolina, about how the town got its name. So jump in the backseat of the car and get ready for an honest slice of apple-pie America, chock full of myths, legends, and laughs.· Gary Gladstone received the 1999 Award for Visual Excellence from the Image Bank, one of the nation's leading photo agencies.

About this title

Synopsis:

With camera in hand and a penchant for the unexpected, Gladstone captures a photographic portrait of small towns with unusual names and the folks who keep them on the map with their offbeat civic pride. Find the bar in Goofy Ridge, Illinois; stop in at the mechanics shop in Nothing, Arizona; listen to the colourful stories from the locals of Boogertown, North Carolina. This title is full of myths, legends and laughs.

About the Author:

GARY GLADSTONE has worked as a professional photographer for publications such as the New York Daily News, Life, Look, and The Saturday Evening Post. He is a popular lecturer and panelist who uses humor to entertain and inform his audiences. He lives in New York's Hudson Valley.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1580084567
• ISBN 13: 9781580084567
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144