{"product_id":"journey-by-the-book-daniel-e-van-tassel-9781620068915","title":"Journey by the Book: A Guide to Tales of Travel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour compass is pointing at the magnetic field of travel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJourney by the Book \u003c\/em\u003eis a tool enabling the pathfinder-whether tenderfoot or veteran scout-to explore uncharted seas and territories in the kingdom of travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Van Tassel discusses a vast sampling of travel narratives. If the story uses a voyage, pilgrimage, or journey as pivotal for its meaning and structure, it will figure prominently in the array of tales he tallies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book defines categories of travel literature and discusses the gamut of impulses prompting travel, travel writing, and travel reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tales of travel summoned, explored, and scrutinized for the armchair traveler extend from imaginary journeys to very real ones, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRime of the Ancient Mariner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad trips and tramps by Twain, Steinbeck, Kerouac, Pirsig, Bill Bryson, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExotic adventures recounted by Polo and Newby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpic voyages logged by discoverers Captain Cook, Conrad, Dana, and Heyerdahl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarathon journeys by Theroux, Naipaul, Davidson, Simon, and Hoffman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd assorted other tales varying by mode and direction of travel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultifaceted travel accounts, ranging from novels and guidebooks to travelogues and travel-oriented magazines and sketches, are all testaments to what the travel story can do: stoke and satisfy a reader's wanderlust. It's your turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel E. Van Tassel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620068915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620068915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunbury Press, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Daniel E. Van Tassel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445444161791,"sku":"9781620068915","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd7aacc8-3250-4111-99f5-96596c13955e.jpg?v=1777218600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journey-by-the-book-daniel-e-van-tassel-9781620068915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}