{"product_id":"the-royal-road-to-romance-richard-halliburton-9781635610833","title":"The Royal Road to Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.\" ― Richard Halliburton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quiet, normal life was never in the cards for Richard Halliburton. While the rest of Princeton's Class of 1921 was busy matriculating into more \"respectable\" lives, Halliburton stuffed his diploma into a backpack and set off on what he hoped would be the adventure of a lifetime. As it turns out, his hopes were wildly understated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTag along with Richard Halliburton on this amazing journey through a world that is barely recognizable today. With just a few dollars in his pockets, Richard sneaks, mooches, and occasionally works his way from New Jersey to the farthest-flung corners of the world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - Explore Paris, Kashmir, and Cairo of the 1920's\u003cbr\u003e - Encounter real-life pirates and princesses\u003cbr\u003e - Cruise the Nile and scale the Matterhorn and Mt. Fuji\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalliburton's adventure of a lifetime was just the beginning of a lifetime of adventure. Follow along on his literal and figurative journeys--as he circumnavigates the globe and, in the process, discovers the man he is destined to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author: Richard Halliburton (born January 9, 1900) was an American traveler, adventurer, and author. He was lost at sea in 1939.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Halliburton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635610834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635610833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Richard Halliburton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979479417087,"sku":"9781635610833","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40c82014-53ac-469a-b981-473070368803.jpg?v=1683245726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-royal-road-to-romance-richard-halliburton-9781635610833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}