The Gentle Art of Tramping
Stephen Graham
Leído por LibriVox Volunteers
Stephen Graham tramped extensively around pre-revolutionary Russia, and with immigrants as they landed on the East coast of America and spread West. This book, published in 1926, is his practical guide to this mode of touring/travel. It is also a philosophical account of our desire to connect with nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson style. A prolific writer, Graham describes his love of nature, and his dislike of industrialization. Encouraging people to take up 'tramping' for pleasure (as opposed to vagabonding or homelessness), Graham offers practical tips and insights into travelling safely, with as much ease as possible, that are still applicable today. He hoped that his simple but beautifully written guide would ignite a love for nature and seeing the world, even on a shoestring budget; entertain readers with his often humorous observations and tales; and encourage other tramps to keep journals and share their adventures. (Summary by Michele Fry) (5 hr 30 min)
Capítulos
| I. We Set Out | 6:40 | Leído por Larry Wilson |
| II. Boots | 8:48 | Leído por George Banfield |
| III. The Knapsack | 9:24 | Leído por Gila Labinger Freeberg |
| IV. Clothes | 15:14 | Leído por jkilly |
| V. Carrying Money | 7:03 | Leído por Rita Boutros |
| VI. The Companion | 11:03 | Leído por ShrimpPhish |
| VII. Whither Away? | 40:34 | Leído por Rita Boutros |
| VIII. The Art of Idleness | 13:31 | Leído por Owlivia |
| IX. Emblems of Tramping | 11:16 | Leído por valroth |
| X. The Fire | 8:06 | Leído por John |
| XI. The Bed | 10:27 | Leído por tshoes76 |
| XII. The Dip | 8:04 | Leído por Gila Labinger Freeberg |
| XIII. Drying After Rain | 8:19 | Leído por valroth |
| XIV. Marching Songs | 8:23 | Leído por Gila Labinger Freeberg |
| XV. Scrounging | 7:40 | Leído por Michele Fry |
| XVI. Seeking Shelter | 11:41 | Leído por Michele Fry |
| XVII. The Open | 7:33 | Leído por tshoes76 |
| XVIII. The Tramp as Cook | 16:33 | Leído por Rita Boutros |
| XIX. Tobacco | 8:23 | Leído por John |
| XX. Books | 12:19 | Leído por ShrimpPhish |
| XXI. Long Halts | 7:50 | Leído por John |
| XXII. Foreigners | 12:04 | Leído por tshoes76 |
| XXIII. The Artist's Notebook | 33:45 | Leído por Owlivia |
| XXIV. Maps | 8:47 | Leído por jkilly |
| XXV. Trespassers' Walk | 12:06 | Leído por valroth |
| XXVI. A Zigzag Walk | 25:22 | Leído por KevinS |
Reseñas
On the Road meets Travels with Charley
Mark Burchard
with a hefty dose of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I'm not sure what that means but that's what my brain came up with to describe this wonderful book. this is definitely the product of a gentler age. Unfortunately, following the rather dated advice in this book in the modern age you would end up in detention in less than a day if you didn't get shot first, or robbed and hacked with machetes and dragged behind a Janjaweee technical on Tik-Tok.