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“A timely and riveting book…The book mirrors its young author: impulsive, tenacious, reflective and amazingly, cautious…a welcome message of resistance and hope.” Huffington Post
“A combination of Thoreau, John Steinbeck, and Ian Frazier…an unforgettable read.” Men’s Journal
“Fascinating and breezy…[Ilgunas] does a masterful job weaving the details of his daily travels into a work of prose that is difficult to put down…a very good book.” Buffalo News
“The narrative is Ilgunas’ quest to learn how people in the path of Keystone XL understand its environmental significance, but, as the author makes clear, he is also a young man jonesing for a sense of freedom and adventure…Best, however, is that Ilgunas has not been robbed of his optimism, no matter how much degradation—human, environmental, spiritual—he experiences on his journey.” Barnes&Noble.com
“A rich, perceptive book…at times funny and at other times philosophical and even poetic.” Greensboro News & Record
“Ilgunas is something of an heir to Bill Bryson in his ability to find humor and irony in random encounters on the road…[with a] talent for placing big-picture environmental issues into an accessible narrative that’s both entertaining and perceptive…funny, self-knowing, and often moving.” Asheville Citizen-Times
“Ilgunas’ time on the road would test his endurance and challenge his assumptions about the Great Plains and their inhabitants…An engaging travelogue about the perils of his trek, make up the backbone of the book…inviting us to consider the landscape before moving to change it.” Booklist
“Narrator Andrew Eiden has a strong, clear voice and does an excellent job of conveying the author’s unique worldview. Ilgunas is slightly mysterious, never quite sure why he does what he does. Eiden does an excellent job of communicating Ilgunas’ observations and wit without destroying the mystery. A great listen for anyone interested in the fate of North America’s Great Plains.” AudioFile
“An exhilarating adventure.” Candace Savage, author of Prairie: a Natural History
“Trespassing across America is a delight. In the end, walking across the country turns out not to be about you but about the country and all the land and people that make it one.” Robert Sullivan, author of The Thoreau You Don’t Know