Mon premier blog

Great Cities Through Travelers' Eyes by Peter Furtado

• Great Cities Through Travelers' Eyes
• Peter Furtado
• Page: 408
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9780500021651
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Great Cities Through Travelers' Eyes

Is it safe to download ebook torrents Great Cities Through Travelers' Eyes PDF DJVU

Overview

A wide-ranging anthology of travelers’ accounts in thirty-eight of the world’s most fascinating cities, from ancient times through the twentieth century. This entertaining new anthology includes travelers’ tales from thirty-eight cities spread over six continents, ranging from Beijing to Berlin, Cairo to Chicago, and Rio to Rome. The volume features commentators across the millennia, including the great travelers of ancient times, such as Greek geographer Strabo; those who undertook extensive journeys in the medieval world, not least Marco Polo; courageous women such as Isabella Bird and Freya Stark; and enterprising writers and journalists, including Mark Twain. We see the work of famous travelers, but also stories by ordinary people who found themselves involved in remarkable situations, like the medieval Chinese abbot who was shown around the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris by the king of France. Some of the writers seek to provide a straightforward, accurate description of all they have seen, while others concentrate on their subjective experiences of the city and encounters with the inhabitants. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling historian Peter Furtado, each account provides both a vivid portrait of a distant place and time and an insight into those who journeyed there. The result is a book that delves into the splendors and stories that exist beyond conventional guidebooks and websites.

Pdf downloads: Read online: The Philosopher Queens: The lives and legacies of philosophy's unsung women link, Descargar [PDF] {EPUB} EL HEROE DE LAS ERAS (SAGA NACIDOS DE LA BRUMA 3) read pdf, [Kindle] Gravity of a Distant Sun download pdf, [PDF] Shadow Flight by Christine Feehan here, {pdf descargar} USO DE LOS PASADOS (ESPAÑOL LENGUA EXTRANJERA) site, {epub download} A Spotless Home: Change Your Life with Time-Saving Tidying Tips & Cleaning Cheats download pdf, [Pdf/ePub] White River Burning by John Verdon download ebook site, {pdf download} Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept read pdf, MANUAL DE ANATOMIA DEL EJERCICIO leer el libro pdf read pdf, {epub download} One Piece - Édition originale - Tome 35 - Capitaine pdf,