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Hitchhiking Across America: 1963

About the Book

Nick is a nineteen-year-old college student at UC Berkeley who quits his Lake Tahoe job to see America and meet Americans, face-to-face, hitching rides from Tahoe to Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami, New York City, and points in-between.

About the Author

Daniel Robinson is a retired lawyer from California.

He has a BA from UC Riverside, an MA from Stanford, and a JD from McGeorge Law School. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Venezuela from 1966 to 1968. He’s married with two children and two grandchildren.

In August of 1963, he hitchhiked from Lake Tahoe to Los Angeles, Miami, Washington DC, New York City, and back to LA.
This book is a fictionalized version of that trip.

He likes sports, movies, music, travel, and books. He lives in
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.