That’s an appropriate way to describe the documentary as well. Several reviewers have referred to the book as a meditation. Richard Grant took up the wandering impulse in his 2003 Grove Press book American Nomads: Travels with Lost Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Cowboys, Indians, Hoboes, Truckers, and Bullriders (which was published in the UK by Little Brown under the name Ghost Riders: Travels with American Nomads.) ( American Nomads: Travels with Lost Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Cowboys, Indians, Hoboes, Truckers, and Bullriders (by Richard Grant) Why have they chosen to live a wandering life, and what do they gain and sacrafic? Characters include rodeo cowboys, a traveling preacher, punk kids riding freight trains, a Wall Street drop-out, a wild man of the mountain backcountry, and retirees in motorhome. The film takes the form of a 6,000 mile journey around the American Southwest in search of modern-day American nomads. Have ninety minutes to spare? Questioning your commitment to the Norman Rockwell ideal? Feeling the pull of the road? You just might appreciate American Nomads, a documentary about modern day vagabonds wandering the Southwest that was broadcast byBBC4 on November 16, 2011 .Įight years in the making, American Nomads is a ninety minute documentary film written and hosted by Richard Grant, and inspired by his book American Nomads (Ghost Riders UK).
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