Hopping Freights: A Wild '60s Adventure

In the tradition of Jack Kerouac, Doug tells of a trip from Chicago to New York that includes hitchhiking, riding in a boxcar, and being shot at several times. A stop in South Bend, Indiana introduces Papa Mario, the Bulls in the railroad yards, and three days of being locked in a boxcar. All of this and more help Doug decide how to fill out his application to the selective service for conscientious objector status. Filled with humor, danger, and compassion, Hopping Freights relates the beginning of a passage from boyhood to manhood.