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Bus Journey Reveals America Through Strangers
Elisabeth Young travels 3,300 miles by bus from Cedar Rapids admiring the journey and meeting a diverse array of passengers. She notes the energy of depots and the camaraderie on board, from a 4-H worker to a Nashville math teacher and a New York energy analyst, while observing the human tapestry of the nation. She recalls a driver who recites poetry and a last segment with an Austrian traveler returning from gold panning in Colombia, concluding with a portrait of travel as movement and connection.
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Elisabeth Young
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids
Nashville
England
State of
New York
Deutsch
Linz
British Columbia
Colombia