More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then hes covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling peoples belongings all over America. In Like a Mark Twain behind the wheel, [Murphy] takes us on the road coast to coast and city to city with a voice thats honest and direct and sometimes even poetic. Rich [and] insightful.&?A?well-written story that rarely slows down. Its a hoot to ride along with Murphy. Exquisite.& Murphy can cross class boundaries as smoothly as changing lanes on the highway.& Readers even passingly familiar with the burgeoning literary genre we might call hillbilly elegiacs& will find Murphys more nuanced perspective refreshing. Like priests, movers shepherd us through lifes transitions; like cowboys, truckers drive the roads well never know. Both see America in ways the rest of us dont. In An adventure story and& a peek into an occupation whose practitioners we see rolling down the highway. Finn Murphy& bring[s] readers along for a rollicking ride through a truckers world and [provides] an insiders eye, pairing it with an involving series of encounters. Theres nothing semi about Finn Murphys trucking tales of
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