Road books

transcendentalhobo

transcendentalhobo

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I've compiled a list of books and 'zines I've read, and a handful of movies I've watched about Traveling. Of course a lot of it is outdated if you're looking for advice, but the spirit of the work holds true in my experience or understanding of the places I haven't been. I also name one 'zinester who's zine I read I can't remember the name of. And that section's a bit tricky because they aren't exclusively Travel 'zines so some whole issues won't be about Traveling. But you might be able to find most of the books at a library near you and I watched at least a couple of the films on the youtube. Please reply with your own lists!

Books:

The Sunset Route by Carrot Quinn

Hobo: A Young Man's Thoughts on Trains and Tramping in America by Eddie Joe Cotton

Boxcar Bertha by Dr. Ben Reitman

Railroad Semantics by Aaron Dactyl

Tramping With Tramps: Studies and Sketches of Vagabond Life by Josiah Flynt

You can't Win by Jack Black

The Road by Jack London

Poverty and Vagrancy in Tudor London by John F. Pound

Riding the Rails: Teenagers on the Move During the Great Depression by Errol Lincoln Uys

Mostly True: The Story of Bozo Texino by Bill Daniel

Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario

Train Song by Walker Lee

Boomer: Railroad Memoirs by Linda G. Niemann

Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets by Lars Eighner

Tramp Printers: Forgotten Trails of the Traveling Typographers by Charles Overbeck

Evasion

On the Road and Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac

'Zines/sters:

The Hobo-Tramp Voice

Scam

Joey Alone

Cometbus

No Gods, No Mattress

Films:

Who is Bozo Texino?

Asalto al Sueno

Sin Nombre

Catching Out

Riding the Rails
 
Evasion is one of my favorite books, and now I want to go dig up my Scam zines.
Also wanted to add, there’s a movie called Traveler about hobos that my uncle Shoestring is in. I just checked and I still have the password to watch it for free on Vimeo.
 
MxEx said:
evasion is a crimethink book i think
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Yes, but the author has his own webpage and seems like a friendly and down to earth person:


I met him briefly way back in 2002 when Lost Films Fest came to Clevo, and we corresponded a bit afterwards about Road Books, this list is somewhat inspired by all that.

I Consulted the Oracle about him recently and found that website, and told him about how I read Hobo and also met Eddie Joe Cotton after he recommended his book to me!
 
One book I read on my kindle while traveling was Walden on wheels. It’s about a guy who’s going to school and living in his van and then decides to travel around Alaska.
 
The Travels as Peaceful Valley Walker series - the author writes about a four year long, mostly penniless journey through eight countries and 48 US states by bicycle. Includes rainbow gatherings, drunk Buddha's on bike trails, stealth camping, and every bit of the life. Note: I'm the author and would love to get these posted up so you can read them for free. I also have another weird little book called Slabstories: True tales from the heart of Slab City
 
pcflvly said:
The Travels as Peaceful Valley Walker series - the author writes about a four year long, mostly penniless journey through eight countries and 48 US states by bicycle. Includes rainbow gatherings, drunk Buddha's on bike trails, stealth camping, and every bit of the life. Note: I'm the author and would love to get these posted up so you can read them for free. I also have another weird little book called Slabstories: True tales from the heart of Slab City
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That’s awesome! I’ll have to give your books a read!
 
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