The Road

In this book, Wood concentrates on how heat can be changed into work, producing electrical and mechanical energy. These absorbing projects will acquaint students with the potentials and limitations of heat when applied to metals, liquids, and air. The experiments demonstrate how heat creates wind currents, how heated air crushes a can, how the freezing point of water changes under pressure, how to make a heat motor, and much more. (view table of contents)

Describes the author's life as a young hobo, riding the rails across America as he embarked on a deeply personal odyssey of self-discovery and freedom, and recalls some of the fascinating characters he encountered along the way. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Book by Wright, William John

The author recounts the thirty years he spent as a hobo traveling around the United States, and discusses hobo lore and customs

Presents a collection of experiments exploring the properties of heat (view table of contents)

Tells the story of a life spent riding the rails, traveling all across the United States in the tradition of the now-vanishing hoboes

The author looks back on his life and describes his experiences among bums, hobos, and thieves

The author recounts his childhood as an orphan in Los Angeles, and his experiences as a hobo during the Depression