Blue Highways A Journey in to America Author:William Least 16 Hours 19 Minutes, unabridged on CD. The real life of this book lies in the amazing variety of American originals the lonely and curious author meets along his journey: Kentuckians rebuilding log-cabins, a Brooklyn cop turned Trappist monk in Georgia, Cajun musicians on Bayou Teche, and the boys in the barbershop in Dime Box, Texas.