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Kingbird Highway: The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
Kingbird Highway The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
Author: Kenn Kaufman
At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of the high school where he was student council president and hit the road, hitching back and forth across America, from Alaska to Florida, Maine to Mexico. Maybe not all that unusual a thing to do in the seventies, but what Kenn was searching for was a little different: not sex, drugs, God, or even self, but...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780618062355
ISBN-10: 0618062351
Publication Date: 8/12/2000
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Mariner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 3
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At 16 Kenn dropped out of high school and hit the road, hitching back and forth across the US to Alaska, Flordia and Mexico. His goal was to set a record for the most birds seen in one year. Along the way, what started as a game became a quest for understanding the nature of the world. Very compelling
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patsyjean avatar reviewed Kingbird Highway: The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand on + 11 more book reviews
Very interesting and fun tale of Kenn Kaufman's travels in the early '70's. It would be best to read this book with an atlas and a bird book beside you.


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