Journey

November 15, 2017

Journeys for survival and exploration in the ancient world (Egypt, Greece, Rome, China), travels for trade and conquest (the spread of Islam, movement along the Silk Road, the Crusades), voyages in the age of discovery, and much more are presented in this volume with vivid detail and stunning color. Hundreds of illustrations include period and modern maps; photographs; paintings; sculptures; pages from diaries, letters, and manuscripts; luggage tags; travel posters; and other ephemera, from Viking coins to Lord Byron's passport to a U.S. immigrant's health inspection card. A section of brief biographies of explorers, other travelers, and travel writers, as well as a section of historic sojourns that can still be taken today, follows, along with a short chapter on travel writing. A basic bibliography (especially to support the very old accounts) would have been appreciated. VERDICT Young adults working on school assignments, or looking for adventure, and general adult readers will be struck by the sheer wonder of it all.--Marcia G. Welsh, Dartmouth Coll. Lib., Hanover, NH

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