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| Great Journeys of the World | 
 enlarge | Authors: Patrick R. Booz, Cynthia Russ Ramsay, Thurston Clarke, Ron Risher
Creators: Elisabeth Benson Booz, National Geographic Society
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2373916
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0792229428
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.41
EAN: 9780792229421
ASIN: 0792229428
Publication Date: October 1996
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Amazon.com Review
Stories recounting journeys have been popular since before Homer's Odyssey. Following that tradition of fine travel-inspired storytelling is a collection of five tales from around the world, with "Crossing Europe on the Orient Express," "On Safari in East Africa," "A Royal Train Through Rajasthan," "Cruising up the Mighty Yangtze River," and "Traveling Canada's Transcontinental Railroad." The quality of writing is excellent: descriptive, informed, spare, amusing. But the photography knocks your socks off, takes your breath away, and enacts all the other cliches for greatness. This book presents travel, travel writing, and travel photography at their best.
Product Description
This volume captures the excitement of the past in journeys you can take today. Experience the luxury and romance of Europe's fabled Orient Express. Take a thrilling safari into the heart of East Africa by Jeep and hot-air balloon. Travel through exotic Rajasthan, India, on the Palace on Wheels excursion train and by elephant. Cruise between towering crags on the racing Yangtze River through a landscape cherished by poets and painters. Embark on one of the world's longest, most spectacular train rides as you follow the path of Canada's settlers who moved westward with the railroad. Period illustrations and biographical sketches of famous individuals associated with each journey add historical flavor.
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| Customer Reviews:
Tripping! August 19, 2000
I was getting this book at 50% off on an Indian web site. Since I didn't find any reviews on Amazon.com ;-) I was wondering whether I should go ahead with the purchase. I took a chance and ordered the same. And what a nice pleasant little surprise it turned out to be. As with all National Geographic books, I check out all the photos on Round One and then get down to reading the stories. The photo of the yawning cheetah (in the African journey) itself is worth the price of the book! Then that the dawn shot of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the fire-eater from Rajasthan!Great stuff; I am looking forward to Round Two.
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