On the Road with Charles Kuralt

On the Road with Charles Kuralt
ISBN-10
039913087X
ISBN-13
9780399130878
Series
On the Road with Charles Kuralt
Category
History / United States / 20th Century
Pages
316
Language
English
Published
1985
Publisher
Putnam Publishing Group
Author
Charles Kuralt

Description

Ninety-two brief essays describe rural and small town America and its horse-traders, pioneers, bridge builders, blacksmiths, moonshiners, prospectors, fishermen, and eccentrics

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