In June of 1960 Bill Angus, age nineteen, left Michigan for California by bicycle. Bill was not a cyclist. Before leaving on this continent-crossing journey, his longest bicycle ride had been twelve miles. He was a junior college student without a plan-tired of going to class and going to work. He wanted to find a direction and purpose to his life. He left on his journey of discovery with seventy dollars in his pocket and no idea of what this grueling...