The walk west a walk across America 2 /

From New Orleans, newlyweds Peter and Barbara set out on a two-and-one-half year walk through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and to the Oregon coast.

Main Author: Jenkins, Peter, 1951-
Other Authors: Jenkins, Barbara.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Morrow, 1981.
Physical Description: 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Engineer pass
  • The J. Storm I
  • "Noo awlins" running
  • Professor Grady
  • Hammerhead
  • Grandad's chair
  • Battle in a basket
  • A Cajun pearl
  • Needles in the dark
  • Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and preacher Hebert
  • Red devil eyes
  • The letter
  • T.E.X.A.S.
  • Isaiah 40:31
  • Hot breath
  • Rattlesnakes, scorpions and Amarillo Slim
  • Asa Pease
  • In the mirror
  • Lightning and a West Texas lullaby
  • Homer and Ruby
  • Watch your curves, eat more beef
  • Windmills on the prairie
  • Three outlaws
  • One step below heaven
  • In a log cabin
  • Lake City, Colorado
  • Hollywood Jed
  • "An all-night, all-day, stay-inside-and-hold-your-woman storm"
  • Perk
  • From tundra to desert
  • "I never refuse to marry any respectable woman who asks me"
  • The accident
  • Cattle drive up Cottonwood Canyon
  • The double cross brand
  • Ridin' fences
  • Our Oregon trail
  • Tsuchi Koto
  • The minister in black
  • One more mile.