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Chasing Zorba, a journey of self-discovery in a VW bus, Jerry Steimel

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Chasing Zorba, a journey of self-discovery in a VW bus, Jerry Steimel

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chasing Zorba

Oclc number

1259692492

Responsibility statement

Jerry Steimel

Sub title

a journey of self-discovery in a VW bus

Summary

In 1972, after graduating from college, Jerry Steimel set out on a cross country toad trip in a 1966 VW Beetle he called Zorba-- named after the literary figure, Zorba the Greek. He aimed to break away from his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, and explore America's back roads-- the country sharply divided over the war in Vietnam. He also sought to gain a deeper understanding of himself and the path his life would take. The journey ended prematurely in a small Alabama town far from his goal of California. He returned home, had a life well-lived, but always with a lingering feeling he had some unfinished business. Forty-five years later, during the first year of the Trump presidency, the country was again in conflict with itself. Steimel took his dream off the shelf, and in a 1973 VW bus began a new journey of self-discovery across America. It was a dream deferred, but not forgotten. --page [4] of cover

Target audience

adult

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