Knox County Tennessee

Join Joe Jarret, Knox County’s Chief Deputy Law Director, on a journey into America. Blue Highways: A Journey into America by William Least Heat Moon is about rediscovering our beloved country.  In it, the author takes us on an extended road trip around the United States, sticking to only the "Blue Highways," a term coined to refer to small, forgotten, out of the way roads connecting rural America—named for the way in which they were drawn on old style maps.  Many of the towns highlighted in the book are right here in Tennessee. His journey takes us to an out of the way diner, a little college community, and a monastery, as he retells histories and tales that make these places significant in their own way. Best about the book is the author's way of talking so easily to the people he encounters and getting them to reveal the intimacies and nuances of their lives.  Want to join Joe?  Pick up this book and tell us what you think at Knox County Happenings on Facebook.