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The Moonshine Mule: On the Hoof from Mexico to Manhattan

The Moonshine Mule: On the Hoof from Mexico to Manhattan


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In the summer of 1863, Colonel Arthur Fremantle travelled through America at the height of the country's violent Civil War. Almost 140 years later Tom Fremantle strode off in his swashbuckling ancestor's footsteps, to walk the 2700 miles from Mexico to Manhattan. In many ways, their journeys could not have been more different. Colonel Arthur rode on stagecoaches, steam trains and Mississippi river skiffs while his less sensible descendant slogged the entire way on foot. Colonel Arthur flirted with saucy belles; Tom Fremantle kept company with a cantankerous 17-year-old mule called Browny. The Colonel ate skunk meat and was arrested twice as a spy before witnessing the devastating Battle of Gettysburg and sailing home from New York. The 21st century Fremantle ate grits and was chased by a buffalo before leading the hapless Browny over George Washington Bridge and into Central Park. On his travels through 14 states, Colonel Arthur met many great characters of the time including General Robert E. Lee and the legendary Texan, Sam Houston. The colonel's observations give an insight into the whole Civil War period and a rip-roaring view of American frontier life. To emulate the simplicity of his ancestor's journey Tom Fremantle slept under the stars or else in the homes, gardens, churches and even greenhouses of generous strangers. Both Fremantles relied heavily on the kindness of those they met and did not hesitate to trust them. Ironically, while Colonel Arthur set out at a time when America was ripping itself apart, Tom Fremantle, who started his walk ten days before the September 11 attacks on New York, witnessed a country seemingly never more united.

About the Author :
Tom Fremantle's restless career has included time as a teacher, journalist, dustman, bar tender in a Hong Kong nightclub and jackaroo on an Australian sheep station. He is the author of Johny Ginger's Last Ride.

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Author Tom Fremantle's 19th century American ancestor Colonel Arthur Fremantle travelled through America in 1863, when the country was gripped by the turmoil of Civil War. He travelled on stagecoaches, steam trains and Mississippi rafts, ate skunk meat, met General Robert E Lee and witnessed Gettysburg before sailing home to New York. His 20th century relative strikes out on a similar journey, aiming to walk the 2,700 miles from Mexico to Manhattan with just a mule for company, starting his journey just ten days before the events of September 11. This is engaging comic travel writing that illuminates America past and present with its uniquely peripatetic method. Like his ancestor, the modern Fremantle beds down each night outdoors, sleeping as well as walking his way across the American landscape.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781841197258
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Robinson Publishing
  • Height: 197 mm
  • Sub Title: On the Hoof from Mexico to Manhattan
  • Width: 130 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1841197254
  • Publisher Date: 17 Oct 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 345 gr


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