{"title":"Ed Davis","description":"Ed Davis first felt the magic of travel forty years ago, when he slipped past railroad security and onto his first freight train. When he's not traveling, Ed lives in Northern California with his wife, Jan. His semiautobiographical hobo novel, The Last Professional, is scheduled for publication in 2014.","products":[{"product_id":"the-measure-of-everything-paperback","title":"The Measure of Everything - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A well crafted fictional account of a real life situation too common in the USA, the prospect of losing a small town's ambiance along with its farm lands. Tied to the land and each other in complex ways, the characters are Ohio angels with halos slightly askew. The truth of this story made my heart sing.\" Phyllis Wilson Moore, Independent Researcher, West Virginia Literature, Clarksburg, WV \"A story of two men and a village who find their heart's desire - and their family roots - in their own backyard. The characters are original fiction, but the fight to save the farm is real. And the fight continues, every day, all across the nation.\" Krista Magaw, Executive Director, Tecumseh Land Trust, Yellow Springs, Ohio\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576892588255,"sku":"9781891386510","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dxqs5x-JB_9781891386510.webp?v=1790387587"},{"product_id":"road-stories-paperback","title":"Road Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"His writing shines in descriptive passages, showing his love of travel and landscapes . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1972, Ed Davis, like many in his generation, felt the call of the road. Unlike most, Davis rode freight trains. He caught rides on-the-fly, slept in hobo jungles and dodged railroad security across the Pacific Northwest and Canada. And like Jack Kerouac and Jack London before him, Davis wrote about what he saw.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the next four decades, whether catching freights, trekking the Sierras, visiting an old friend in prison or attending a presidential inauguration, Davis took to the road whenever possible. Written in freight cars and truck stops, hotel lobbies and high mountain camps, \u003ci\u003eRoad Stories \u003c\/i\u003ewill take you places you've never been.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin Davis working in an African hospital in a country on the verge of collapse. Spend a week exploring the remote paths of the Peruvian Andes. With a keen eye, he describes the seemingly mundane details of bus travel, and the feel of the warm prairie breeze blowing through an open car window at night. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavis's travel tales resonate with readers because, as he says in the Forward, \"We spend our lives on the road.\" Told with honesty and humor, \u003ci\u003eRoad Stories\u003c\/i\u003e makes you want to hop a fast freight for parts unknown. Just watch out for the railroad bulls. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67932485320927,"sku":"9780986069710","price":14.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/zaiALDaxOt9780986069710.webp?v=1791323666"},{"product_id":"a-matter-of-time-paperback-1","title":"A Matter of Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the very near future . . .a progressive struggles against a newly elected totalitarian regime in America - at tremendous personal cost. While the country moves to the far right and sacrifices freedom for security, a small cadre of \"old slow guys\" in a bucolic Northern California town peacefully take over their local government to see their visions of peace, tolerance, and harmony become the law of their small land.But even as their cherished principles blossom in the village, dark clouds of oppression gather over their beloved nation. Their leader soon finds himself sentenced to die for a televised accident.His gripping last 24 hours is conveyed in his own voice - one rich with suspense, reflection, incisive wit and lush narrative. Beliefs are tested and honor challenged while the minutes inexorably tick away to the final decision, reducing his life to A MATTER OF TIME.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68091236778207,"sku":"9780986069765","price":13.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/jE5MoYTri39780986069765.webp?v=1792374727"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ed-davis.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}