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Author Holmes, Burton, 1870-1958.

Title Burton Holmes : early travel photography : the greatest traveler of his time / Burton Holmes ; ed. by Genoa Caldwell ; dir. and produced by Benedikt Taschen.

Publication Info. Köln : Taschen, [2010]
©2010

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 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  770.92 HOLMES    Check Shelf
Description 286 pages : illustrations ; 27 x 32 cm
Note Taschen's 25th anniversary edition.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references [p. 287] and index.
Contents Foreword : Eulogy for Burton Holmes / Lowell Thomas -- Preface : To travel is to possess the world / Burton Holmes -- Burton Holmes : The beautiful way around the world / Genoa Caldwell -- Australia : A country that covers a continent -- Austria-Hungary : Music to the ears -- Burma : Golden temples -- Cambodia : Legacy of the Khmer kings -- Canada : Gold rush in the Klondike -- China : Opening the forbidden city -- Cuba : Raising the Maine -- Denmark : Through Hamlet's country in a motor-car -- Egypt : Mother of the world -- England : Building an empire -- Ethiopia : A time of imperial splendor -- France : Ooh! la, la! -- Germany : Beyond Bavaria -- Hawaii : Pearl of the Pacific -- Holland : The last days of windmills -- Hongkong : The world's emporium -- India : Sights of supreme beauty -- Ireland : A noble land -- Italy : Sunshine and song -- Japan : Dai Nippon -- Java : Treasure islands of the Orient -- Korea : The hermit kingdom -- Mexico : The magic of Mexico -- Morocco : The heart of the Moorish empire -- Norway : Toward the midnight sun -- Palestine : Jerusalem: the holy city of three faiths -- Panama : Construction of the Panama Canal -- Peru : Over the Andes -- The Philippines : The thriving far Eastern archipelago -- Portugal : Nation of great seafarers and explorers -- Russia : Colossus of the North -- Scotland : Where poets and thinkers dwell -- Siam : Beyond "Chang" -- South Africa/Rhodesia : The last frontier -- Spain : The Hidalgo and the don -- Sweden : Land of the Vikings -- Switzerland : Amidst alpine grandeur -- Tunisia : Along the Barbary Coast to Tunis -- United States of America : "My country, 'tis of thee!" -- Timeline : The far-flung journeys of Burton Holmes.
Summary A travelogue of photographs and descriptive text by American traveler, photographer and filmmaker Burton Holmes (1870-1958), providing a rare window on the world of 100 years ago. From the grand boulevards of Paris to China's Great Wall, from the construction of the Panama canal to the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Holmes delighted in finding "the beautiful way around the world" and made a career of sharing his stories, colorful photographs, and films with audiences across America.
Subject Holmes, Burton, 1870-1958.
Travelers -- United States.
Voyages and travels -- History -- Pictorial works.
Travel photography -- History.
Holmes, Burton, 1870-1958. (OCoLC)fst01801019
Travel photography. (OCoLC)fst01155649
Travelers. (OCoLC)fst01155691
Voyages and travels. (OCoLC)fst01169308
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Fotografi -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet.
Fotografer -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet.
Resor -- 1900-talet -- bildverk.
Resenärer -- 1900-talet -- bildverk.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
Added Author Caldwell, Genoa, edt.
Taschen, Benedikt, pro., drt.
ISBN 9783836521406 (hardcover)
3836521407 (hardcover)
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