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| A 1944 Bike Tour in E-book Format |
| by News Item |
| Wheel Issues October 2009 |
| Here’s an e-book that tempted me to read my first book online. Would sell well as a published book, I think. Check it out.
From the prolog: “In 1944, a dear friend, Doris Roy, and I [Thelma Popp Jones, the author] undertook an adventurous journey that we dreamed of during countless hikes together over our college holidays. We had been Camp Fire Girls together, loving the out-of-doors, camping and hiking the open road. Our dreams finally developed into a plan to ride bicycles from our home in Buffalo, New York, to Cairo, Illinois, where the Ohio River met the Mississippi. We admired Mark Twain’s adventures, had read his Life on the Mississippi, and sought to follow his path to the Midwest. “We were 21 years old, just graduated from college: Doris Roy from Michigan State and Thelma Popp from Buffalo State College. We often referred to each other as ‘Mouse,’ as we were two blind mice wearing glasses. I had the nickname ‘Poppy,’ characteristic of my last name.” From the Afterword: “Our bicycle trip and spirit of adventure have never left me. Now in my eighties I continue to travel and explore new parts of the world with Gordon, the soldier I married!” Read Poppy’s compelling story and view period snapshots taken along the way at www.mjgradziel.com/ thelmajones/lureoftheopenroad.html. |
