Travel Writing
MAKING MONTE CARLO: A HISTORY OF SPECULATION AND SPECTACLE
Written by Braude, Mark
"A brisk historical tour of the marketing and selling of the small principality of Monaco and its famous city...A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale" (Kirkus Reviews) of Monte Carlo's rise from small principality to prosperous resort town of the 1920s. Monte Carlo has long been known as a dazzling playground for the rich and famous.
EIGER DREAMS: VENTURES AMONG MEN AND MOUNTAINS
Written by Krakauer, Jon
No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines as Outside and Smithsonian, he explores the subject from the unique and memorable perspective of one who has battled peaks like K2, Denali, Everest, and, of course, the Eiger.
LIVES AND EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF FIFTEEN TRAMP WRITERS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF VAGABONDAGE
Written by Cutler, Ian
The combined events of the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the first transcontinental railroad opening in 1869, and the financial crash of 1873, found large numbers--including thousands of former soldiers well used to an outdoor life and tramping--thrown into a transient life and forced to roam the continent, surviving on whatever resources came to hand.
ISTANBUL: CITY OF FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING
Written by Richard Tillinghast
With its varied and glorious history, Istanbul remains one of the world's perennially fascinating cities. Richard Tillinghast, who first visited Istanbul in the early 1960s and has watched it transform over the decades into a vibrant metropolis, explores its rich art and architecture, culture, cuisine, and much more in this book.
CRYING OF THE WIND: IRELAND
Written by Colquhoun, Ithell
The British surrealist painter and writer Ithell Colquhoun recalls episodes from her travels in Ireland as a young woman turning her back on the modern world and setting out across the unruly Irish countryside. Here, among the holy wells, monasteries and tumuli, she finds a canvas on which her sensibility and animist beliefs can freely express themselves.
WRITER ABROAD: LITERARY TRAVELLERS FROM AUSTRIA TO UZBEKISTAN
Written by Hawksley, Lucinda
From the grand tour to the global village, novelists and poets have made particularly observant travelers. Many writers have been prone to wanderlust, eager to explore the world and draw inspiration from their travels. They recorded their notes in letters, journals, essays and books.
PATAGONIAN ROAD: A YEAR ALONE THROUGH LATIN AMERICA
Written by McCahill, Kate
Spanning four seasons, 10 countries, three teaching jobs, and countless buses, Patagonian Road chronicles Kate McCahill's solo journey from Guatemala to Argentina. In her struggles with language, romance, culture, service, and homesickness, she personifies a growing culture of women for whom travel is not a path to love but to meaningful work, rare inspiration, and profound self-discovery.
MEMOIRS ON THE LIFE AND TRAVELS OF THOMAS HAMMOND, 1748-1775
Written by Hammond, Thomas
A lavishly illustrated manuscript from the eighteenth century now being published for the first time, Thomas Hammond's memoirs are a major discovery. Hammond was a self-educated but remarkably gifted writer with a knack for seizing unlikely opportunities for adventure.
LUDICROUS LAWS OF OLD LONDON
Written by Cawthorne, Nigel
London abounds with all manner of ludicrous laws, and not all of these curious statutes have been relegated to the past. Despite the efforts of the Law Commission there are medieval laws that are still in force, and the City of London and its livery companies have their own legal oddities.
JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE REAL: A TRANSLATION OF EQUIPEE
Written by Segalen, Victor
A masterpiece that effortlessly takes its place among the classics of travel writing
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