Coasting America

<p>It's 1970 and Rob and Jake luck out with high draft numbers in the first draft lottery to draft young men to fight in the Vietnam War. In Rob's brand-new Datsun hatchback they set on a road trip with no fixed destination.</p><p>Their journey begins at Duke University. With friends like Horney Ray Doctor Boo and Trimly Jimly they witness anti-war protests civil rights upheaval and even an unexpected run-in with Janis Joplin at a campus party. History of the era unfolds around them as they chase adventure across the country.</p><p>From the riotous Newport Jazz Festival to selling Lucky Dogs in New Orleans and encountering a street preacher known as the Apostle of Love their travels become a crash course in life independence and self-discovery. Each new city - and each new character - brings them closer to understanding the world.</p><p>A love letter to an era and a tale of youth on the brink of change Richard C. Stuecker's COASTING AMERICA captures the spirit of the 1970's - a time of upheaval music restless dreams and the open road ahead.</p>