10,000-miles and a Healthy Slice of American Consciousness

Beginning and ending in Vermont, Paula Francis circumnavigated the country on foot researching answers to the question “What matters most in life?” After seven years, thirty-two states, and thousands of interviews, she shares the intrinsic wisdom of everyday Americans as well as her self-revelations in a recently published memoir. Written with imagery that touches the soul, 18 Pair of Shoes, has been compared to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Travels with Charley.