The Ultimate American Road Trip, Highway Odyssey, Published by Outskirts Press
Veteran author and editor Alexander Flint’s new autobiographical work shows how a two decade long tradition of cross country road trips with his son brought him a new understanding of the world around him… and of himself as a single parent.
Staten Island, NY, June 24, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Author Alexander Flint announced today the release of his newest non-fiction work, Highway Odyssey, Traveling To, or Running From, published by Outskirts Press. The ultimate road trip novel, Flint’s chronicle of the unique characters, significant sights and remarkable, and sometimes dangerous, adventures of twenty years of shared highway experience with his son reinforces for readers what really matters in life and how important it is to tell the ones we love how much they mean to us.
Flint’s first trip was in 1978 when he and his seven year old his son set out in their customized van to drive from New York to Colorado with their eyes set on the adventures of the road. Little did either know that that first summer trip would start a twenty year tradition that would make Flint’s son eligible for setting a Guinness world record. Nor did they realize how close these treks would bring them to each other.
Highway Odyssey tells of treacherous moments, such as when father and son backpacked across the snowfields of the Grand Tetons and had to climb over a closed mountain pass to reach Hurricane Pass and then descend down into the Alaska Basin. It also reveals moments of candid introspection and consequent revelation, such as the trip that should have been merely a short visit with old friends, but turned instead into an unexpected increase in understanding by the author of his role and his responsibility as a single parent still struggling with the failure of his marriage.
Flint’s tale is far more than a fascinating travelogue of the western United States, although it is that, too. It also reveals the healing power of travel itself as well as the unyielding strength of family bonds forged on the road.
Highway Odyssey is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback white ISBN: 978-1-4327-6669-6 SRP: $ 10.95
e-Book $ 5.00
Kindle $ 2.99
Genre: Autobiography/adventurers and explorers/travel/Western United States
About the author:
Alexander Flint is a native New Yorker and retired New York City high school teacher. He is also a retired military officer and served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. His previous books are The Frozen Dozen (Rutledge Books, 2002) and Stress Survival (Xlibris, 2006). He also edited The Way It Was: From Second Avenue to Staten Island (Xlibris, 2006), his father’s memoirs. The father of five children and six grandchildren, Flint lives on Staten Island, New York, and in Hollywood Beach, Florida.
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/highwayodyssey.
Outskirts Press offers high-quality, full-service self-publishing and book marketing services for writers and professionals who are seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining 100% of their rights, 100% of their profits, and 100% of the creative control. www.outskirtspress.com.
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Flint’s first trip was in 1978 when he and his seven year old his son set out in their customized van to drive from New York to Colorado with their eyes set on the adventures of the road. Little did either know that that first summer trip would start a twenty year tradition that would make Flint’s son eligible for setting a Guinness world record. Nor did they realize how close these treks would bring them to each other.
Highway Odyssey tells of treacherous moments, such as when father and son backpacked across the snowfields of the Grand Tetons and had to climb over a closed mountain pass to reach Hurricane Pass and then descend down into the Alaska Basin. It also reveals moments of candid introspection and consequent revelation, such as the trip that should have been merely a short visit with old friends, but turned instead into an unexpected increase in understanding by the author of his role and his responsibility as a single parent still struggling with the failure of his marriage.
Flint’s tale is far more than a fascinating travelogue of the western United States, although it is that, too. It also reveals the healing power of travel itself as well as the unyielding strength of family bonds forged on the road.
Highway Odyssey is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback white ISBN: 978-1-4327-6669-6 SRP: $ 10.95
e-Book $ 5.00
Kindle $ 2.99
Genre: Autobiography/adventurers and explorers/travel/Western United States
About the author:
Alexander Flint is a native New Yorker and retired New York City high school teacher. He is also a retired military officer and served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. His previous books are The Frozen Dozen (Rutledge Books, 2002) and Stress Survival (Xlibris, 2006). He also edited The Way It Was: From Second Avenue to Staten Island (Xlibris, 2006), his father’s memoirs. The father of five children and six grandchildren, Flint lives on Staten Island, New York, and in Hollywood Beach, Florida.
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/highwayodyssey.
Outskirts Press offers high-quality, full-service self-publishing and book marketing services for writers and professionals who are seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining 100% of their rights, 100% of their profits, and 100% of the creative control. www.outskirtspress.com.
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http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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