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At nearly sixty years old, Gary Paulsen, fighting a heart‑condition diagnosis and confronting mortality, purchases his first Harley‑Davidson and sets off on a cross‑country ride from his New Mexico home to Alaska. Along the journey he encounters familiar figures—friends, mentors and strangers—whose stories and advice help him track how his early days on Minnesota farms, septic‑tank chores in Colorado, and dogsledding in the Alaskan wilderness shaped his character. Paulsen’s travel memoir blends current experience, retrospection and a quest for purpose, celebrating the resilience of hard work, the thrill of challenge, and the simple joys of living life to the fullest.
First publish date: May 1, 2001
Genre: Memoir/Travel Memoir
Authors: Gary Paulsen
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