Bicycling - Redd, Sterling H

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Résumé :
Home alone in the summer during a 1958 recession, with no job, and wanting to do something exciting to show for the quarter break, a nineteen-year-old, in this true account, decides to explore the lush and inviting Northwest. Launching right away into a questionable pursuit, he decides to follow the lure to Canada, Washington and Oregon, usung his most economical choice of transportation--his brother's bicycle-an old three-speed pedal bike--despite it having only front wheel brakes, no lights, and only first gear working, Since none of his invited friends are permitted to accompany him on such a dubious jaunt, and ignoring several concerned warnings of certain danger along the way, he nevertheless straps some quickly put-together supplies for a month's solo venture-not forgetting his mother's antique 1907 Brownie Box Camera, and dollars75 for food and film, then starts heading out on a bright and early August morning. Though faced with many trying, surprising, and some terrifying challenges during the following month, his only tools for the entire experience are a naieve sense of indestructible confidence, determination, and a trust that when the time came, he would be given whatever help was needed. It was an adventure few had taken back then, and one that probably even fewer are likely to experience today, given the circumstances. Readers may find themselves riveted to the pages right to the very end. One reader said of the book, You need to contact Steven Spielberg, and get this story made into a movie!

Biographie:
The compiler/editor has had an identified interest in writing since one of his grandmothers pointed the talent out to him during his teens. He finished his BS degree in Sociology and English following a year of active military during the Berlin Crisis. Upon graduation, he taught high school English for several years. Then, after receiving an MSW degree, he served for over thirty years as a clinical social worker and writer/editor for a state health department.He has served in numerous humanitarian efforts among diverse cultures. Since his retirement, he has served at an employment resource center, assisting a widely diverse patronage in personal resume writing. Most recently, he has participated as a group leader in an addiction recovery program.He has a love of the gospel of Jesus Christ, as well as a love of people, nature, classical music, literature, and writing. He is the father of five grown children, and is currently living with his wife and their pet cats.