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100 1 $aHitt, Jack.
245 10 $aOff the road :$ba modern-day walk down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain /$cJack Hitt.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster Paperback ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster Paperback,$c2005.
300 $a255 p. :$bill., 1 map ;$c22 cm.
500 $aOriginally published: c1994.
505 0 $aSaint-Jean Pied de Port -- The Pyrenees -- Estella -- Torres del Río -- Frómista -- León -- Ponferrada -- Villa franca -- O Cebreiro -- Arzúa -- Santiago.
520 $a"Off the Road is an unforgettable exploration of the sites that people believe God once touched: the strange fortress said to contain the real secret Adam learned when he bit into the apple; the sites associated with the murderous monks known as the Knights Templar; and the places housing relics ranging from a vial of the Virgin Mary's milk to a sheet of Saint Bartholomew's skin. Along the way, Jack Hitt finds himself persevering by day and bunking down by night with an unlikely and colorful cast of fellow pilgrims -- a Flemish film crew, a drunken gypsy, a draconian Belgian air force officer, a man who speaks no languages, a one-legged pilgrim, and a Welsh family with a mule. In the day-to-day grind of walking under a hot Spanish sun, Jack Hitt and his cohorts not only find occasional good meals and dry shelter but they also stumble upon some fresh ideas about old-time zealotry and modern belief. Off the Road is an engaging and witty travel memoir of an offbeat journey through history that turns into a provocative rethinking of the past." -- from publisher's website.
600 10 $aHitt, Jack$xTravel$zSpain, Northern.
650 0 $aChristian pilgrims and pilgrimages$zSpain$zSantiago de Compostela.
651 0 $aSpain, Northern$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aSantiago de Compostela (Spain)
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