Winnebago Nation: The RV in American Culture

by James B. Twitchell

In Winnebago Nation, popular critic James B. Twitchell takes a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one's car. For the young the roadtrip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life it is the realization of a lifelong desire to be spontaneous, nomadic, and free. Informed by his own experiences on the road, Twitchell recounts the RV's origins and evolution over the twentieth century;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231167784
• ISBN13: 9780231167789
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher