About this title: On Foot to the Golden Horn recounts Jason Goodwin's breathtaking journey through Eastern Europefrom the dikes and marshes of Poland's Baltic coast across to the Golden Horn in Istanbul. It is the story of his walk with two friends-one now his wife-through some of the world's most beautiful, and tragic, places and of their encounters with a varied and vivid cast of characters.
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Edition: Owl Book ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780805040821ISBN:080504082X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. softcover, tiny bumped corner to fr cov at bottom, no spine crease, text in very good cond, clean and unmarked. read more
Edition: 1995 1st ed. thus.
Binding: paperback
Publisher: New York: Henry Holt Owl Books
ISBN-13:9780805040821ISBN:080504082X
Description: 278pp. paperback 8vo: Fine. A much praised prize winning travel book about the author's 1990 walk through Eastern Europe, just before the Balkan wars of the '90s, probably inspired partly by Patrick Leigh Fermor's "A Time of Gifts. " read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co,, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780805040821ISBN:080504082X
Description: Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8. In very good, clean condition. The author's account of his breathtaking journey on foot through Eastern Europe from Poland's Baltic coast to the Golden Horn in Istanbul. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 2003-01-01
ISBN-13:9780312420673ISBN:0312420676
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780312420673. read more
Edition: 1st Owl Book Ed., 1st Pr.
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 1995-12
ISBN-13:9780805040821ISBN:080504082X
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Binding VG, Minor edge & shelf wear. OP Personal Name: Goodwin, Jason, 1964-Main Title: On foot to the Golden Horn: a walk to Istanbul / Jason Goodwin. Edition Information: 1st Owl Book Ed., 1st Pr. Published/Created: New York: Henry Holt, 1995. Description: 278 p.; 21 cm. ISBN: 080504082X (An Owl book: pbk. : alk. paper) Notes: Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 1993. "Owl book. " Subjects: Goodwin, Jason, 1964---Travel--Europe, Eastern. Europe, Eastern- ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PICADOR
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780312420673ISBN:0312420676
Description: New. "On Foot to the Golden Horn" recounts Jason Goodwin's breathtaking journey with two companions through Eastern Europe from the dikes and marshes of Poland's Baltic coast across to the Golden Horn in Istanbul. Along the way, they sleep in haystacks, d... read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. Stated Revised Owl Books Edition 2000/First Printing (full number line) softcover exactly as pictured, 278 pp. New copy. Gift quality. No remainder mark. Ships now/free tracking. O1. read more
"Don't read this if you are looking for a travel book in any way about Turkey (I was) as the book ends when they are about to walk into Istanbul after starting from the Baltic sea coast in Poland. There's a good chunk of Poland and Romania, a bit about Hungary, and all too little about Slovakia and Bulgaria. Otherwise, this is a reasonably engaging travel narrative."
"This was really interesting and I'm glad to have read it. That being said, I'll admit that it wsn't at all what I expected. The operative word in the title is "TO." This is mostly about Europe, and what I was hoping for was a book mostly about Istanbul.
I like Goodwin's style. I like that while there is a lot of talk about food in this book, he's not a foodie snob about it. A lot of the discussion about politics I probably didn't really understand, as post-WWII (post-1968, even) eastern European politics aren't my strong suit. But his impressions of the people and places were interesting. He did a good job of filling in bits of history (clearly did a great deal of research when he got home!!) that make the story clearer for his readers."
"This was good. I've read a few of Jason Goodwin's mysteries, set in 19th century Turkey, and along with this book, they show his fascination with this part of the world. Makes me want to go!"
"I read this in the eighth grade. I give it five stars because it was the first, best travelouge that opened the world to me. As far as the writing - Mr. Goodwin doesn't miss a beat."
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