"An American story in every page. amusing, interesting, alive to its final period." -New York Times

"Lewis really seems to catch the sweep and exhilaration of the great open country over which his
characters wind their way." -New Republic

Claire Boltwood and her father drive their Gomez-Dep roadster from Minnesota to Seattle,
exposing themselves to all the perils of early motoring. They encounter the upper-crust Boltwoods who
are at once more noble and more insignificant. Other class barriers exist between Claire and a mechanic
named Milt, who, along with his cat, follows close behind. Free Air anticipates many of the themes of
Lewis's later novels and John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. Claire blazing her own trail West personifies
the nineteenth-century pioneer woman and looks ahead to the independent minded 20th century woman
like the heroines played by Katherine Hepburn.


Barrett Whitener has recorded audiobooks since 1992. His recordings have won several awards, including the Audio Publishers Association's Audie and four Earphones Awards. AudioFile cited him as among "the best voices of the century." He lives in Washington, D.C.