The Old Man And The Harley: A Last Ride Through Our Fathers' America

On June 22, 1939, Nineteen-year-old Jack Newkirk Straddled A Well-worn Harley-davidson Vl Big Twin And Set Out To See The 1939 New York World's Fair And The San Francisco Golden Gate Exposition. Both The Boy And His Country Were On The Brink Of An Irrevocable Transformation. Both Would Soon Be At War. And Both Would Emerge Forever Changed. But For One Last Gilded Summer, The World Of Tomorrow Promised Peace And Prosperity To A Weary Nation. In The Old Man And The Harley, Author John J. Newkirk Retraces This Epic Odyssey With His Aging Father. Along The Way, He Discovers The Healing Power Of The Road, The Faith Of The American People, And The Inspiration To Face Some Of Today's Most Pressing Challenges.

Hardcover. English. Thomas Nelson. 2008. ISBN: 9781595551801. 256 pp. Good with dw. Book No: 57208