On the Road Again: The Best Travel Literature

By Damian Van Denburgh

Tired of your life? Itching to see the world? These books just might inspire you to jump out of your chair and do some exploring of your own.

CRITICAL LIST
An African in Greenland Tété-Michel Kpomassie
The Great Railway Bazaar Paul Theroux
The Nomad: The Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt Isabelle Eberhardt
On the Road Jack Kerouac
Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark Jane Fletcher Geniesse
The Sheltering Sky Paul Bowles
The Towers of Trebizond Rose MacAulay
Travels with Charley in Search of America John Steinbeck
Travels with My Aunt Graham Greene
Travels with Myself and Another Martha Gellhorn
West with the Night Beryl Markham
The World: Life and Travel 1950-2000 Jan Morris

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