Free Air

"This cheerful little road novel, is about Claire Boltwood, who, in the early days of the 20th century, travels by automobile from New York City to the Pacific Northwest, where she falls in love with a nice, down-to-earth young man and gives up her snobbish Estate." Free Air is one of the first novels about the road trip, a subject that the Beats, would build a cult following around in the mid-20th century. Written by Sinclair Lewis, Free Air was published in 1919, and even got adapted to a movie in 1922. The film starred Tom Douglas as Milt Daggett and Marjorie Seaman as Claire Boltwood.