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Roadside Americans The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation

Jack Reid

Between the Great Depression and the mid-1970s, hitchhikers were a common sight for motorists, as American service members, students, and adventurers sought out the romance of the road in droves. Beats, hippies, feminists, and civil rights and antiwar activists saw "thumb tripping" as a vehicle for...

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It was discussed as a book about hitchhiking in the United States, and one of the hosts had read it and enjoyed it.

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Jack Reed wrote a book called Roadside Americans.

— Episode: Hitchhiking: Two thumbs out!

Episode: Hitchhiking: Two thumbs out!

It was discussed as a book about hitchhiking in the United States, and one of the hosts had read it and enjoyed it.

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Jack Reed wrote a book called Roadside Americans.

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