This road trip novel is set in the early twentieth century and follows the experiences of an aristocratic New Englander and her father as they travel by automobile from Minneapolis to Seattle. She is wooed and won by a noble but simple commoner she meets along the way. Lewis is at his usual wryly humorous self, poking fun at the upper class and treating the common people only slightly better.

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CHAPTER PAGE I MISS BOLTWOOD OF BROOKLYN IS LOST IN THE MUD 3 II CLAIRE ESCAPES FROM RESPECTABILITY 10 III A YOUNG MAN IN A RAINCOAT 21 IV A ROOM WITHOUT 36 V RELEASE BRAKES SHIFT TO THIRD 49 VI THE LAND OF BILLOWING CLOUDS 66 VII THE GREAT AMERICAN FRYING PAN 74 VIII THE DISCOVERY OF CANNED SHRIMPS AND HESPERIDES 85 IX THE MAN WITH AGATE EYES 101 X THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE HILLSIDE ROAD 112 XI SAGEBRUSH TOURISTS OF THE GREAT HIGHWAY 119 ... Continue reading book >>