Ever feel like taking a break and going on a walk? A really, really long walk? Join us as we talk to an author who left a confining office job and set out on a walking tour of the Great Plains, from Missouri to Montana.By Walt Bodine Show, Sept 30, 2009
Kansas City , Mo. –
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In May 1995, with nothing but a backpack and a vague sense of disquiet, Patrick Dobson left his home and a steady if deadening job in Kansas City, Missouri. Over the next two and a half months he made his way to Helena, Montana, letting chance encounters guide him to a deeper sense of who he was and where he was going.
His chronicle of this journey charts his experiences with the seldom-seen people of the small towns, the far-flung outposts, and the Great Plains that make up "our America." Dobson joins us to discuss his journey and his book Seldom Seen: A Journey Into the Great Plains.
About the Author:
Patrick Dobson is a freelance writer, former journalist, and working member of Ironworkers Local Union no. 10 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is pursuing his doctorate in U.S. environmental history and American literature at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.