G L A C I E R: How The Rails Became My Rehab

by Brian Paul Brightdawn

A junky-manic in a panic moves to New Orleans to live in his car. Then decides to go hop freight trains from his bad habits,
bringing with him… two smart friends, a video camera, and a notebook. Inside this book safe is the story of his personal journey, and the movie he made about the art of train hopping.

346 pages, Paperback

Published August 17, 2015

Reviews

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who hops trains, makes a movie, and hangs with hobos to get sane and sober? Braze! This book is his personal account of the story behind the Award Winning Movie on "The Art of Train Hopping" that National Geographic called "Fascinating". His journey reveals how the rails saved his life! The writing was a bit crude at times, but always very real. Will definitely be on the lookout for his future works. 3.5/5 stars!

[Melanie Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book; met the author at the French market in New Orleans. Really moved by the story and can't wait to watch his film, CURE for the CRASH.

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this from author, enjoyed book a lot. tons of great edgy stuff.

[federico lemses · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had the pleasure of meeting the author when i took a trip down to New Orleans for vacation and we were both quite surprised that we were both raised in the city of philadelphia. The book told his story as he grew up as a person from being a drug dealer in philly to becoming an outlaw artist making a movie about hopping trains. Is the book grammatical and complex? Definitely not but the writing is true to the heart and you can clearly see the passion he put in the book. We need more artists like Braze, people who are willing to take risks and tell stories not for the fame or money but because they have a story to they need to share with the world

[Janet Bee]

I met the author in New Orleans which is why I bought the book. I think it was a mix of truth and fiction but I did enjoy it.