Download or read book The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1981 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of examples of major American urban legends, one of the most common forms of contemporary American folklore, and explains their popular appeal.