What does it mean when a nation accustomed to moving begins to settle down, when political discord threatens unity, and when technology disrupts traditional ways of building communities? Is a shared soil enough to reinvigorate a national spirit?įrom the embaattled newsrooms of small town newspapers to the pornography film sets of the Los Angeles basin, from the check–out lanes of Dollar General to the holy sites of Mormonism, from the nation’s highest peaks to the razed remains of a cherished home, like a latter–day Woody Guthrie, Tom Zoellner takes to the highways and byways of a vast land in search of the soul of its people.īy turns nostalgic and probing, incisive and enraged, Zoellner’s reflections reveal a nation divided by faith, politics, and shifting economies, but––more importantly––one united by a shared sense of ownership in the common land. Tom Zoellner The National Road: Dispatches From a Changing America Hardcover Octoby Tom Zoellner (Author) 105 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 15.40 Other new and used from 1.59 Paperback 13.49 Other new, used and collectible from 5.

“How was it possible, I wondered, that all of this American land––in every direction––could be fastened together into a whole?” like a latter-day Woody Guthrie, Tom Zoellner takes to the highways and. This collection of 'eloquent essays that examine the relationship between the American landscape and the national character' serves to remind us that despite our differences we all belong to the same land ( Publishers Weekly). The National Road by Tom Zoellner(Goodreads Author) 3. The National Road is a collection of essays about American places, each dealing.