This is the story of those that 'did not' who are populated - and are still travelling - in America. 'When all is said and done, there are two types of men: those who stay at home and those who do not' Kipling. Grant follows the trails of the first European to wander across the American West (a failed conquistador) joins a group of rodeo-competing cowboys (and gets thrown by a mechanical bull) tells the story of the vanishing nomadic Indians and links up with 300,000 'gerito gypsies' - old people who live and travel in their RVs (Recreational Vehicles). 'Freedom is impossible and meaningless within the confines of sedentary society, the only true freedom is the freedom to cross the land, beholden to no one'. AMERICAN NOMADS is the extraordinary result. West February 25, 200412:00 AM ET Heard on Day to Day Listen Listen Playlist Download Embed Book critic David Kipen reviews Richard Grants new book. When British writer Richard Grant moved to the USA more than 20 years ago it wasn't just a change of country. Motivated partly by his own wanderlust and partly by his realisation that America is a land populated by wanderers, he set out to test his theory. In its deserts, forests, mountain ranges and on the plains, a huge population of modern nomads pursues its version of the American dream - to live free from the world of careers, mortgages and the white picket fence. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo Richard Grant has never spent more than twenty-two consecutive nights under the same roof.
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