Across America by MotorCycle, C.K. Shepherd
Across America by MotorCycle, C.K. Shepherd
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Across America by Motor-Cycle
Remastered and Reset

Author: C.K. Shepherd, Mark L Hunnibell

Narrator: Will de Renzy-Martin

Unabridged: 6 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: PublishDrive

Published: 04/24/2020


Synopsis

A veteran of World War I, British RAF Captain C.K. Shepherd arrived in New York in June 1919, bought a top-of-the-line Henderson four-cylinder motorcycle, and headed west on a solo cross-country adventure to see America. He set off on his adventures, arriving in San Francisco two months later. Having completed his voyage, he sold his beloved motorcycle, dubbed “Lizzie”, on the street in San Francisco and then made his way back to his home in Birmingham, England.Three years later, he wrote Across America by Motor-Cycle—a memoir and travelogue that has become a motorcycle history classic. All words in the original book are spoken in a voice selected to most closely represent that of C.K. Shepherd as well as all of the "characters" about whom C.K. wrote. This audiobook will provide listeners with a new way to appreciate this wonderful adventure. Enjoy!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on August 14, 2022

This wonderful journal of a journey taken by a young man soon after WWI is a reminder of how beautiful the English language can be, and perhaps less positively, how language use often degrades with the advent of technology and other aspects of modern life. The journal also reminds the reader of how......more

Goodreads review by Mike on March 28, 2019

If you like travel logs you'll love this. Now 100 years later it offers you a glimpse into the challenge of travel soon after the advent of motor powered wheel driven vehicles. Amazing difficulties following what had been the crudest of the ancient trails that crossed all regions and first were game......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 27, 2023

A witty non-fiction tale of a sarcastic Brit's journey across America by motorcycle in the early 1900's, when roads were hardly more than mud and gravel and signs were strange totems painted on telegraph poles. The intersection of history, culture and technology here to the modern reader is quite a......more

Goodreads review by Alonzo on July 24, 2024

What does a bored Englishman do when he is at lose ends following the Great War? He buys himself a motorcycle and drives from New York to LA (and then to San Francisco). Does he regret the journey? Given the problems he has with his vehicle (which is quite the lemon — the manufacturer was having labo......more

Goodreads review by Michael A. Simmons, Sr. on January 19, 2021

Enjoyable tale A fun read about an adventuresome RAF Captain and his coast to coast Odyssey by motorcycle in 1922. Well worth your time!......more