It was 1929, the summer before the Great Depression, and life was good. Geography teacher Curtis Gould set out on his 1927 Harley Davidson to ride around the perimeter of the U.S. His purpose was to record, photograph, and report what he saw to his students, but his adventures ended up in a magazine, newspapers, and now this book. It was a 77-day journey filled with danger, beauty, and humor-a unique time seen through the eyes of one man on his motorcycle.