Blue highways: a journey into America
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Published:
Boston : Little, Brown, [1982].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Lexile measure:
980L
Rating:
980L
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Description

After being laid off from his college teaching position, the author traversed the United States on lesser roads, shown in blue on old road maps.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
0316140635, 9780316140638, 0449204324, 9780449204320, 9780316353953, 0316353957, 0316353914, 9780316353915
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.4, 27 Points
Lexile measure:
980

Notes

General Note
"An Atlantic Monthly Press book."
General Note
Includes index.
Description
After being laid off from his college teaching position, the author traversed the United States on lesser roads, shown in blue on old road maps.
Target Audience
980L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.4,27,76240.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,6.4,27,76240

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Heat Moon, W. L. (1982). Blue highways: a journey into America. Little, Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Heat Moon, William Least. 1982. Blue Highways: A Journey Into America. Little, Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Heat Moon, William Least, Blue Highways: A Journey Into America. Little, Brown, 1982.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Heat Moon, William Least. Blue Highways: A Journey Into America. Little, Brown, 1982.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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