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States of Mind

Can you find love in Love, Virginia? Is there inspiration in Inspiration, Arizona?Brad Herzog took stock of his Generation X lifestyle and didn't like what he discovered. So he and his wife emptied their bank accounts, packed everything into a Winnebago, and set a course for a fabled America they weren't sure existed.

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What began as a literal search for the small places on the map became a figurative examination of the small places of the heart, a quest for virtues lost amid negativity and disillusionment. From Justice, West Virginia, where one-half the population descends from the Hatfields and McCoys, to Harmony, California, a town that's up for sale and can be yours for the right price, States Of Mindeloquently and intelligently brings into focus an American psyche often blurred by intersecting cultures — and is, ultimately, an unforgettable journey all its own.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 416 pages

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