The Best American Travel Writing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618074679)

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
ISBN-10: 0618074678
ISBN-13: 9780618074679
Publisher: Mariner Books
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2000
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d

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