![]() This is the story of those that 'did not' who are populated - and are still travelling - in America. 'When all is said and done, there are two types of men: those who stay at home and those who do not' Kipling. Grant follows the trails of the first European to wander across the American West (a failed conquistador) joins a group of rodeo-competing cowboys (and gets thrown by a mechanical bull) tells the story of the vanishing nomadic Indians and links up with 300,000 'gerito gypsies' - old people who live and travel in their RVs (Recreational Vehicles). Fascinated by the land of endless horizons, sunshine, and the open road, Richard Grant spent fifteen years wandering throughout the United States, never spending more than three weeks in one place, and getting to know America's nomads-truckers, tramps, rodeo cowboys, tie-dyed T-shirt concert followers, flea market traders, retirees who live year-round in their RVs, and the murderous Freight. 'Freedom is impossible and meaningless within the confines of sedentary society, the only true freedom is the freedom to cross the land, beholden to no one'. ![]() AMERICAN NOMADS is the extraordinary result. ![]() ![]() Motivated partly by his own wanderlust and partly by his realisation that America is a land populated by wanderers, he set out to test his theory. Richard Grant has never spent more than twenty-two consecutive nights under the same roof. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |