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15 years after the Civil War, Hemingway finally returned to Spain, the country that he said he loved more than any other except his own. With an ... More

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In 1960, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover and document his native land; accompanied only by his dog, he travelled all across the United States in ... More

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Steinbeck's last full-length work is an exploration of the country he had become famous for writing about. Suspecting that he might have lost touch ... More

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Jack London writes about his own voyage across the Pacific in the Snark. Knowing little of navigation, he set out from San Francisco to Polynesia and ... More

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Between 1929 and 1935, Evelyn Waugh travelled widely and wrote four books about his experiences. In this collection he writes, with his customary wit ... More

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But when I say the conversation of travelers is usually so welcome, I must be understood to mean that only of such as have had good sense enough to ... More

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A masterful chronicler of the African American experience, Richard Wright (1908-1960) was one of the most controversial and insightful writers ... More

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The Shelf2life Travelogues Collection offers readers a unique glimpse into the diverse landscape, culture and wildlife of the world from the ... More

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In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. articulated his dream, JFK was assassinated, and zip codes were first introduced to the US. The world was ... More

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Title: The crayon miscellany.Author: Washington IrvingPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, ... More

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The first eighteen years of William Hudson's life were spent on the Argentinean pampas. Although he was a scholarly ornithologist, every page of this ... More

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In June 1862 Fyodor Dostoevsky left Petersburg on his first excursion to Western Europe. Ostensibly making the trip to consult Western specialists ... More

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A dispatch from a foreign land, when crafted by an attentive and skilled writer, can be magical, transmitting pleasure, drama, and seductive ... More

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Portraits of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain

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Originally published: New York: Atheneum, 1969.

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A rich, diverse, and entertaining collection of pieces by 40 celebrated Canadians.

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During the course of Annie Hawes' new book, local culinary superstar, Ciccio, gradually takes over as Annie's constant companion. How irresistible is ... More

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In 1963 Peter Levi visited the country whose language and culture he had been studying while training for the priesthood. His enthusiastic ... More

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On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in ... More

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In 1971, John Hopkins wrote in his diary, "I need to go back to South America to reacquaint myself with the scene," a process which began in late ... More

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This is the story of Stevenson's Pacific travels on the Casco and the Equator. It is a beautifully observed account of island peoples and their life; ... More

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In the vivid prose that is Michener's trademark, readers will find the real Spain as he experiences it. He reveals bullfights and warrior kings, ... More

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