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The Man Who Walked Backward
- An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression
- De: Ben Montgomery
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Like most Americans at the time, Plennie Wingo was hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression. When the bank foreclosed on his small restaurant in Abilene, he found himself suddenly penniless with nowhere left to turn. After months of struggling to feed his family on wages he earned digging ditches in the Texas sun, Plennie decided it was time to do something extraordinary - something to resurrect the spirit of adventure and optimism he felt he'd lost. He decided to walk around the world - backward.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightfully Old-Timey, Insightful view into the Great Depression
- De Mikey Fazed en 08-26-21
- The Man Who Walked Backward
- An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression
- De: Ben Montgomery
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
Amazing Story!
Revisado: 07-10-24
In the 70’s, as a child, I was introduced to Mr. Wingo by my father. Our family was having dinner in a restaurant in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mr. Wingo was working in the restaurant and came to our table. My father was acquainted with Me. Wingo and introduced me to him. I remember something about his backward walking on his name tag and I faintly remember him pulling out his mirrored glasses. I was impressed at the time and bewildered. I was probably 10 or 11- years old at the time. However, I had completely forgotten about Mr. Wingo until I recently heard a reference in another audiobook about a man from North Texas who had walked backwards across the world. It jogged my memory, I did some research, and found this book. I loved the story, the historical background, and the narrator was excellent. I highly recommend it!!!
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