Life As A Long-Haul Trucker

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 9, 2017

Finn Murphy discusses his book The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road, about his over 30-year career as a long-haul trucker. Murphy has driven more than a million miles around the country, and tells stories of the places and people he's encountered along the way.

Finn Murphy will appear in conversation with Tom Vanderbilt at Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side (2289 Broadway, 82nd St.) on June 13 at 7 p.m. 

 

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