My Lists
Featured Lists
The Man Who Walked Backward: An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression
By Montgomery, Ben
- ISBN
- 9780316438063 9780316438049
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Starred Review on September 15, 2018 | Social Sciences
Montgomery (Grandma Gatewood's Walk) utilizes his background in journalism to illuminate a most intriguing Depression-era character. Texan Plennie Wingo lost his fortune after the 1929 crash. Desperate for a dollar, he took on a bizarre money-making adventure: walking backward across the world. Montgomery follows Wingo's journey through ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
