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Just divorced, a college grad with no direction or goal, he sounds disingenuous from the start my problem was that i thought all towns in america were just. He is a graduate of alfred university, with a bfa in sculptureceramics 1973, as well as an honorary doctorate 2003 jenkins began his walk across america in alfred, new york. On october 15, 1973, peter jenkins set out with his dog cooper to walk across the country, a beguiling idea. More than twenty years ago, a disillusioned college graduate named peter jenkins set out with his dog cooper to look for himself and his nation. Peter jenkins has 23 books on goodreads with 36210 ratings. Tweet about the a walk across america study guide email the a walk across america. Books by peter jenkins author of a walk across america. The remainder of the journey unfolds in the walk west 1981. In this timeless classic, jenkins describes how disillusionment with society in the 1970s drove. It was about a man named peter jenkins, who wrote the book as well, and his journey across the. Sep 18, 2001 buy a walk across america 1 by jenkins, peter isbn. He is author of three books on the law and counselling, including counselling, psychotherapy and the law london, sage, 1997.
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Graduated from alfred university in 1973 with a bfa, majoring in sculptor ceramics. A walk across america by jenkins, peter, 1951publication date 1980 topics jenkins, peter, 1951, walking. It was published by william morrow paperbacks and has a total of 320 pages in the book. The walk west is a worthy followup to a walk across america. Peter jenkins a walk across america chronicles his trek from new york state all the way down to new orleans with nothing but his pack on his back, his nikon in his hands, and his dog cooper by his side this is actually part 1 of a twopart series. Buy walk across america by peter jenkins online at alibris. A walk across america is a nonfiction travel book first published in 1979. Peter jenkins born august 7, 1951 is an american travel author. Oct 15, 2015 walk across america by peter jenkins in chm, epub, rtf download ebook. This is the book he wrote about that journey a classic account of the. Coach dubriel was cheering on peter for wanting to walk across america, he thought it was a wonderful idea. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Peter jenkins grew up in an affluent home with a loving family and assumed most people were like him. Jane kivik free download or read online a walk across america pdf epub book.
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