Peter Jenkins writes travel memoir about crossing the United States slowly enough to meet people outside the usual tourist routes. A Walk Across America recounts the first stage of his long journey on foot from New York toward the South, travelling with his dog Cooper and staying with families, farmers and communities whose lives challenged his assumptions about the country. The Walk West continues the journey toward the Pacific, while Looking for Alaska and Across China apply the same curiosity to very different landscapes. Jenkins’s books are built from encounters, physical hardship and changes in the traveller’s own beliefs rather than from guidebook information. His style is straightforward and personal, with religion, regional culture and the practicalities of walking often shaping the narrative. A Walk Across America is the natural starting point for Jenkins, especially for readers who like long-distance travel books where the real subject becomes the succession of households, regional cultures and beliefs encountered along the road. Read more Less
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