| Incidents Of Travel In Greece, Turkey, Russia And Poland V2 (1844) Contributor(s): Stephens, John Lloyd (Author) |
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ISBN: 1437100759 ISBN-13: 9781437100754 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: His wandering spirit mellowing his analytic eye, John L. Stephens is the best kind of guide. Whether describing the richness of a seraglio in Turkey or the drama of a gambling hall in Russia, the congenial and charismatic style of his narrative-with its hearty doses of humor-is warming, while the enthusiastic accounts of treks, discoveries, and friends made utterly engages. Add to this Stephens' conscientious inclusion of historical, sociopolitical, anthropological, and sometimes mythological, context, and Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland becomes the next best thing to being there. American traveler, diplomat, and author JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS (1805-1852) topped off an academic youth by exploring the world, eventually distinguishing himself in such endeavors as playing a primary role in the building of the Panama Railroad, and producing the era's preeminent record of Mesoamerican culture in his work Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - Travel | Europe - Greece - Travel | Middle East - Turkey |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Turkey - Cultural Region - Greece |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
