William Least Heat-Moon and his journeys defined the modern American Dream, even if it was not the American Dream at the time. William Least Heat-Moon had simply gotten tired of the over complicated life that he had before and wanted to embrace a new lifestyle of simplicity and meaning, and Blue Highways chronicles that journey. He travels upwards of 13,000 miles, meeting all different types of characters, such as a teenage runaway and a maple syrup farmer. He embraced an ascetic lifestyle, living off of the bare necessities of life.
He wanted to find himself, and he wanted to do so through experiencing the beauty that the world had to offer.
He outfitted a van with only necessary living supplies such as a map and a stove, and he traveled across the country, going from small town to small town, without much of a plan. In 1978, William Least Heat-Moon had separated from his wife and lost his job as a teacher, and decided to create a different life for himself.
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