America Unchained: A Freewheeling Roadtrip In Search of Non-Corporate USA - Softcover

Dave Gorman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091899338 ISBN 13: 9780091899332

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2008

Synopsis

The plan was simple. Go to America. Buy a second-hand car. Drive coast-to-coast without giving any money to The Man. What could possibly go wrong? Dismayed by the relentless onslaught of faceless American chains muscling in where local businesses had once thrived, Dave Gorman set off on the ultimate American road trip - in search of the true, independent heart of the US of A. He would eat cherry pie from local diners, re-fuel at dusty gas stations on remote highways and stock up on supplies from Mom and Pop's grocery store. At least that was the idea.But in a world of 30,000 McDonalds, 13,000 Starbucks, and 4,200 Best Westerns, could it really be done? When did you last see an independent gas station? Gamely, Dave beds down in a Colorado trailer park, sleeps in an Oregon forest treehouse, and even spends Thanksgiving with a Mexican family in Kansas. But when his classic coast-to-coast trip mutates into an odyssey of near-epic proportions and he finds himself being threatened at gun point in Mississippi, Dave starts to worry about what's going to break down next. The car...or him?

About this title

About the Author:

Dave Gorman is a Perrier Award-nominated comedian and writer. His TV work has earned him two BAFTAs for The Mrs Merton Show.

Review:

"The road trip of a lifetime." —the Times

"An epic quest across America." —Boys Toys

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0091899338
• ISBN 13: 9780091899332
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384