Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (480 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Cast |
Read by Oliver Wyman. |
Summary |
At the age of eleven, Michael Keith left a stable life with his mother and sisters and set off to cross the country with his irresponsible hobo of a fathera real bum. The memoir, narrated without sentimentality by this funny, world-wise little boy, describes their life on the roadthe characters they meet hitching rides, their adventures with bed bugs in Salvation Army bunks, the joys of finally encountering a decent meal, and the periods when Michael's father works odd jobs to make enough money for them to move on. Despite their sad, dysfunctional life, real love exists between them. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Keith, Michael C., 1945- -- Childhood and youth.
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Fathers and sons -- United States -- Biography.
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Children of alcoholics -- United States -- Biography.
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Hitchhiking -- United States.
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Added Author |
Wyman, Oliver.
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hoopla digital.
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ISBN |
9781598874396 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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159887439X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
Music No. |
MWT11419115 |
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