num_pages: 159
description: In this zestful, happy, and wonderfully rambling book, one of America's favorite authors takes the reader with him on a leisurely drive across the U.S.A. It all started in the summer of 1963 when Saroyan impulsively bought a 1941 Lincoln so that he might be chauffeur to the "few remaining dignitaries in my family." He and his cousin John take a leisurely pilgrimage across the North Central states while the reader just sits back and enjoys the scenic countryside and the good conversation. In addition to looking for authentic American hoboes and commenting on the vista, they find time to chatter on every imaginable subject, from Hemingway and American place names to the first Armenian-American President, Fellini's flaws, and a writer's quest for lasting truths.
language: English
title: Short drive, sweet chariot
titlecomplete: Short drive, sweet chariot
genres: Adventure, Space, Fantasy, Planets, Military Science Fiction, War, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Military Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 1675
series: The General
publisher: Pocket Book