Tales Told From The Roadâ„¢: An Erased Country

To get a better understanding of how this mountainous part of Asia has evolved over time, pick up Canyon Sam's recently released book, Sky Train. Sam, a third-generation Chinese American born and raised in San Francisco, went to Tibet to work on an oral history project in 1990 ... At age 7, he donned a suit and tie, climbed aboard a United Airlines DC-6, and took his first big trip: Up to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the day, back to Seattle the same evening by train. ...