Far-Flung Hubbell:: Essays from the American Road

A collection of engaging essays about the odd corners of America covers such topics as the disappearance of the five-and-ten store, the nation's latest Elvis sightings, St. Louis's Bowling Alley Hall of Fame, and much more. 15,000 first printing.

This engaging collection of New Yorker articles by the author of A Country Year takes the reader on a series of thirteen wigged-out journeys, from a search for the best pie joints of the eastern U.S. to a tour of places where the undead Elvis has been sighted. Hubbell's calm, tongue-firmly-in-cheek prose is a great delight.