Hitchhiking Across America

Hitchhiking Across America: A Ghostly Unedited True Story of One Man’s Pioneered Existence Traversing the Country from Coast to CoastWhen Doug Van Gorder took a road trip across the United States he didn’t go because he was bored one summer or because he wanted to see the sights—he went to save his life.Fighting addiction post-traumatic stress disorder and homelessness Van Gorder considered committing suicide. But with hope and determination he recaptured life instead. In Hitchhiking Across America he teaches readers about a skill that’s gone mostly by the wayside. More than that he offers a true story of discovery about country and self which allowed him to once again live to love and love to live.Others living with trauma may use this memoir as a road map out of despair finding their own way back to what once was—and finding it better than they remembered.