Ted Conover

Ted Conover is a journalist and professor at New York University, and his journeys have seen him as a train hopper, border crosser, and meat inspector.

His new book, Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America’s Edge, is out now.

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Ted Conover

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How We Roll

by Ted Conover

Ted Conover hitches a ride with his son in tow.

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All Prisoners Lie

by Ted Conover

While working as a prison guard in Sing Sing, Conover pays a price for the tough attitude he develops as a survival skill.

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Sing Sing Tattoo

by Ted Conover

An inmate’s tattoo intrigues a prison guard.

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Fires of the New Year

by Ted Conover

A guard works New Year's Eve at Sing Sing prison.

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