2 Books Like Little Worlds

“American Ramble is a dazzling mixture of travelogue, memoir, and history. At times profound, funny, and heartbreaking, this is the story of a traveler intoxicated by life. I couldn’t put it down.” — Nathaniel Philbrick

A stunning, revelatory memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City—an unforgettable pilgrimage to the heart of America across some of our oldest common ground. 

Neil King Jr.’s desire to walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City began as a whim and soon became an obsession. By the spring of 2021, events had intervened that gave his desire greater urgency.… show more.

From his earliest childhood, Wolf O’Brien enthusiastically wanders into unexpected twists and turns that life places before him. His propensity to impulsively plunge into situations that he considers “something worth doing” results in many unlikely adventures. As an old man writing his memoir, he struggles with recalling all of the stories that he has told over the years and the details of those stories. Writing it all down becomes a cathartic experience for him, and he wonders if the opportunities that made his life so interesting are no longer available to him now that he is old. As he labors… show more.