Across America by Motor-Cycle
Fully Annotated Centennial Edition
by Captain Mark Leslie Hunnibell
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Pub Date Jul 31 2019 | Archive Date Aug 15 2019
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Description
Fully Annotated New Book Chronicles the Nearly 5,000 Mile Journey Across America by a British Adventurer in 1919 on a Henderson Four-Cylinder Motorcycle
It’s a dynamic traveling feat by anyone to journey across America covering nearly 5,000 miles of road, but imagine what it was like doing so completely alone in 1919 riding a four-cylinder Henderson motorcycle, with no GPS, on dirt roads, and with no previous travel in the American landscape? British Royal Air Force Captain Charles Kenilworth “C.K.” Shephard explored miles of territory on his trip across America outlined in his book, Across America by Motor-Cycle, published in 1922. Nearly 100 years later, United States Air Force Captain Mark Leslie Hunnibell retraces C.K.’s path, annotating and providing details so that anyone with a wanderlust to follow C.K. Shepherd’s original adventure can now do so with the benefit of additional 250 photos and illustrations, 750 detailed notations, and thoroughly researched facts to fill in the gaps of the original story. In addition, the centennial book includes many photos by C.K. Shepherd never seen before, plus a foreword by his son.
This Summer, author and Henderson motorcycle enthusiast Mark Hunnibell will retrace C.K. Shepherd’s original journey on his own vintage 1919 Henderson four-cylinder motorcycle in an exciting trip that will be shared to the world via social media, Facebook Live, drone video and to newsletter subscribers. Also, Mark has planned stops along the over 4,500-mile trip for book signings, media appearances, rallies, and events. Go to his website, www.AcrossAmericabyMotorcycle.com for more details on how to follow along online or meet him and his cherry red, fully-restored, 1919 Henderson motorcycle in a city near you.
100 YEARS IN THE MAKING: Want to be a part of a great Americana story? Follow Captain Mark Hunnibell as he recreates the epic cross-country motorcycle trip from 100 years ago.
During this centennial tribute to a British RAF Captain C.K. Shepherd who explored America in 1919 after World War I, Captain Mark Hunnibell travels the same trails, roadways and with planned overnight stops in 28 towns and cities over a five-week period:
• A Time Capsule in Living Color: Journey 100 years back in time with 200+ photos from the updated book seeing how Captain C.K. Shepherd saw our country.
• Americana – It’s So Beautiful: Follow the journey online with Captain Hunnibell as he rides five weeks through 16 states over 4,500 miles leaving from New York City to San Francisco to rediscover America’s lost roads.
• Chasing Charles: Learn about the life of C.K. Shepherd from a variety of perspectives such as his military background, professional career, literary proclivity, scientific mind and spiritual nature.
• Motorcycle Magic: See in person the cherry red, 100-year-old Henderson motorcycle that Captain Hunnibell fully restored that led him to find C.K. Shepherd’s own story.
About the Author: Mark Hunnibell is a retired American Airlines Captain, veteran United States Air Force Captain, antique motorcycle enthusiast, genealogical researcher and information technology expert. The author of the fully-annotated and updated centennial edition originally published by C.K. Shepherd in 1919, Captain Hunnibell updates readers with the definitive story of this Englishman’s adventurous trip across America. It all started when Mark Hunnibell’s father gave him the contents of a vintage 1919 Henderson motorcycle divided among many baskets. Intending to restore the motorcycle, Mark began researching the history of the make and model of the cycle and how it had been used, while also searching for competent experts to help him with what he knew would be substantial machine work to get the bike running. That’s when he discovered C.K. Shepherd’s book, Across America by Motor-Cycle, igniting the first spark of what has become a wildfire: the dream of recreating Shepherd’s ride one hundred years later. Mark is a member of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA), the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), and the American Legion. He lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with his wife and three dogs. While on his journey across America this summer, he will be gathering information and writing a new book – beginning with his own meandering path of discovery about C.K. Shepherd and followed by his own 4,500-mile journey – with the working title: Chasing Charles: Across America by Motor-Cycle II.
A Note From the Publisher
Tour Cities and Dates for Captain Mark Hunnibell
Summer 2019
1 7/3/2019 Coney Island Round Trip
2 7/4/2019 Manhattan to Toms River, NJ
3 7/5/2019 Toms River NJ to Philadelphia
4 7/6/2019 Philadelphia to Washington DC
5 7/7/2019 Washington DC to Cumberland MD
6 7/8/2019 Cumberland MD to Moundsville WV
7 7/9/2019 Moundsville to Pickerington OH
8 7/10/2019 Pickerington to Yellow Springs OH
9 7/12/2019 Yellow Springs OH to Indianapolis
10 7/13/2019 Indianapolis to Hannibal MO
11 7/14/2019 Hannibal to Kansas City MO
12 7/16/2019 Kansas City to Great Bend KS
13 7/17/2019 Great Bend to Syracuse KS
14 7/18/2019 Syracuse KS to Royal Gorge CO
15 7/19/2019 Pikes Peak Round Trip
16 7/21/2019 Royal Gorge to Trinidad CO
17 7/22/2019 Trinidad CO to Santa Fe NM
18 7/23/2019 Santa Fe to Socorro NM
19 7/24/2019 Socorro NM to Holbrook AZ
20 7/25/2019 Holbrook to Flagstaff AZ
21 7/27/2019 Flagstaff to Grand Canyon AZ
22 7/29/2019 Grand Canyon to Peach Springs AZ
23 7/30/2019 Peach Springs AZ to Needles CA
24 7/31/2019 Needles to Barstow CA
25 8/1/2019 Barstow to Los Angeles CA
26 8/2/2019 Los Angeles to Pismo Beach CA
27 8/3/2019 Pismo Beach to Salinas CA
28 8/4/2019 Salinas to San Francisco CA
Advance Praise
"Hunnibell has made an exceptional contribution to travel and motorcycle studies by producing this extensively researched centennial edition which retains the original’s charm and typographical integrity while elucidating Shepherd’s “trot round America” with extensive annotations and insights; never before seen photographs and maps; a fascinating mini-biography and a comprehensive index – this edition is a must-have for scholars and adventure motorcyclists alike."
—Tim Fransen, MA, International Journal of Motorcycle Studies (IJMS)
"Anyone riding a motorcycle on our highways today needs to read this gripping tale. Incredibly well researched, Hunnibell captures the spirit of endurance against all odds required to travel by motorcycle across the USA one hundred years ago."
—Tom Martin, Grand Canyon Historian
Marketing Plan
More than $30,000 National marketing and publicity campaign
28 City Tour by motorcycle in July and August
Feature Newspaper articles
Podcast Interviews
Radio Interviews
Regional TV interviews
Blogger reviews and giveaways
Facebook Live, Drone Videos, Live Instagram Posts from each city
Bookstore events in Cities
https://acrossamericabymotorcycle.com https://www.facebook.com/aabmc2019 https://twitter.com/aabmc2019 https://www.instagram.com/aabmc2019/
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781948181495 |
| PRICE | $39.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
G H, Reviewer
What is apparent on every page of this fascinating study is the sheer love, dedication and enthusiasm that Mark Hunnibell has towards shown towards examining and assessing this epic east to west across America by motor cycle journey made in 1919. One can of course buy Captain Charles Kenilworth “C.K.” Shephard 's book first published in 1922 by itself but this book will take your understanding and appreciation to another level.
The full text of the original is reprinted here and it really is a wonderful piece of social history at a time when America was in the throes of rapid change. This was a much different America to the one of today with a population of around only 90 million and a road systems that consisted of mainly dirt roads which in bad weather were practically impassable. 1919 also coincided with the year that prohibition was introduced.
C.K.” Shephard explored much territory as he covered nearly 5,000 miles of road and we get a real insight into what would be classed as small town America. His narrative is that of an outsider which perhaps gives it an extra resonance. As someone who is British and is a lover of Victorian and Edwardian literature I could relate to much of the houmour and acerbic comments although these may not translate so well to an American audience. Many adventures were had including being rather unfairly fined for speeding and sleeping out in the wilderness at times. Throughout he faces the problems of bad weather, mechanical failure and of course the appalling roads. At the end of each chapter Mark Hunnibell has produced copious notes examining in the minutia of detail the content of Shepard's narrative. In the book.
There is remarkably over 200 photographs many from 1919 and also a large selection of maps and motor cycle paraphernalia that will interest the enthusiast of that means of transport. A remarkable piece of research that puts into perspective how difficult the original journey would have been. This is a wonderful book that works on many levels and can appeal to both the general and more specialised reader.
