Description: In April 2005, Matthew Stevenson author of the acclaimed Letters of Transit and Mentioned in Dispatches, both collections of travel essays flew from his adopted home in Switzerland to his native United states and set out on a cross-country journey by car. Written in the accessible style of a long letter home, this book combines the narratives if travel, memoir, sports and history, which blend together in Stevenson s wry sense of observation.
Brief description:
"Whistle-Stopping America has the allure of Matthew Stevenson's masterful writing and his beguiling insights into travel, the next stop, and family. He has an unfailing eye for detail, analysis, and the joys around us, all sprinkled with wit and humor. His zest for life will trap you."
Review Quotes: ?It is easy to like Stevenson. While facts and literary allusions fall effortlessly from his pen, his writing is without pretension. It is fluent with humor and wonder.?