Westward Hoboes: Ups and Downs of Frontier Motoring


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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Dixon drove cross-country with two photographers on a great journey of discovery from Boston to the west coast and back. Rather than a dry travelog, her sense of fun and adventure are obvious in every page. - Summary by LynneT (11 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Westward Ho! 12:44 Read by Jim Pierson-Perry
From New York to Antoine’s 14:33 Read by BettyB
A Long Ways from Home 13:57 Read by Cbteddy
Chivalry vs. Gumbo 19:50 Read by Owlivia
Nibbling at the Map of Texas 23:33 Read by Jim Pierson-Perry
“Down by the Rio Grande” 23:03 Read by KimberlyB
Sandstorms, Bandits and Dead Soldiers 23:38 Read by tshoes76
Tucson 13:29 Read by BettyB
Twenty Per Cent Grades, Forty Per Cent Vanilla 28:47 Read by KimberlyB
The Apache Trail and Tonto Valley 47:58 Read by Owlivia
Friday the Thirteenth 43:57 Read by Natalie Fortier
Why Isleta’s Church Has a Wooden Floor 23:48 Read by Owlivia
Sante Fé and the Valley of the Rio Grande 1:09:35 Read by mleigh
Saying Good-by to Bill 26:32 Read by KimberlyB
Laguna and Acoma 30:33 Read by tshoes76
The Grand Canyon and the Havasupai Canyon 27:10 Read by BettyB
From Williams to Fort Apache 18:50 Read by KimberlyB
The Land of the Hopis 26:53 Read by Brize C
The Four Corners 21:14 Read by BettyB
Rainbow Bridge 54:02 Read by Owlivia
The Canyon de Chelley 20:21 Read by KimberlyB
North of Gallup 31:00 Read by valroth
On National Parks and Guides 37:08 Read by jenno
The Nail-file and the Chippewa 22:06 Read by KimberlyB
Homeward Hoboes 35:19 Read by valroth