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The Best American Travel Writing
The Best American Travel Writing
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The extraordinary popularity of books and magazines dedicated to travel comes as no surprise, given that more and more Americans are traveling each year for business, pleasure, and especially adventure. Our fascination with travel has never been so well represented as in this new addition to the Best American series: a wide-ranging compendium of the best travel writing published in 1999, culled from more than three hundred magazines, newspapers, and Web sites.
This first collection of THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING reads like a good novel. Best-selling author Bill Bryson and series editor Jason Wilson have put together a book that will surprise knowledgeable travelers and entrance newcomers with the glories of new worlds. Articles by such well-loved writers as Bill Buford and Ryszard Kapuscinski are included, as are those by exciting new voices. Ranging across myriad landscapes, from Central Park in New York City to the Ouadane oasis in Saharan Mauritania, THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2000 showcases the diversity and creative power of travel writing today.
Author: Jason Wilson, Bill Bryson
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/26/2000
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780618074679
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2000 pg. 1247
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2000 pg. 96
Library Journal 10/01/2000 pg. 132
New York Times 12/03/2000 pg. 59
Booklist 09/15/2000 pg. 206
This first collection of THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING reads like a good novel. Best-selling author Bill Bryson and series editor Jason Wilson have put together a book that will surprise knowledgeable travelers and entrance newcomers with the glories of new worlds. Articles by such well-loved writers as Bill Buford and Ryszard Kapuscinski are included, as are those by exciting new voices. Ranging across myriad landscapes, from Central Park in New York City to the Ouadane oasis in Saharan Mauritania, THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING 2000 showcases the diversity and creative power of travel writing today.
Author: Jason Wilson, Bill Bryson
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/26/2000
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780618074679
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2000 pg. 1247
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2000 pg. 96
Library Journal 10/01/2000 pg. 132
New York Times 12/03/2000 pg. 59
Booklist 09/15/2000 pg. 206
About the Author
Bryson, Bill: - BILL BRYSON is the best-selling author of A Walk in the Woods, A Short History of Nearly Everything and numerous other books.Wilson, Jason: -
JASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of Godforsaken Grapes, Boozehound, and The Cider Revival. He is the creator of the newsletter and podcast Everyday Drinking. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com.
