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Name of Book: Seeing America Author: Nancy Crocker ISBN: 9781605425771 Publisher: Medallion Press Type of book: 1910, Missouri, road trip, Model T, Kansas, small towns, travel, racism, boxing match, summer, coming-of-age, plans, blindness, Yellowstone Park, dealing with past, parent-child relationships, Colorado, unexpected opportunities, Wyoming, adventures, Utah, Midwest, colorful and quirky characters Year it was published: 2014 Summary: Missouri, 1910. John Hartmann is graduating from high school under the critical eye of his father and has no idea what options lie beyond the family farm and his small town. When Paul Bricken, nineteen and blind, buys a brand-new Ford Model T and suggests John drive him to Yellowstone National Park, John jumps at the chance. He’s less enthusiastic about inviting Henry Brotherton, who’s loud, crude, and a bigot—but Henry’s available both as a second driver and a tough guy who might be helpful in a tight spot. As the three ...