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.
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Travelers -- United States.
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Voyages and travels -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Travel photography -- History.
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Holmes, Burton, 1870-1958. (OCoLC)fst01801019
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Travel photography. (OCoLC)fst01155649
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Travelers. (OCoLC)fst01155691
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Voyages and travels. (OCoLC)fst01169308
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Fotografi -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet.
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Fotografer -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet.
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Resor -- 1900-talet -- bildverk.
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Resenärer -- 1900-talet -- bildverk.
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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Added Author |
Caldwell, Genoa, edt.
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Taschen, Benedikt, pro., drt.
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ISBN |
9783836521406 (hardcover) |
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3836521407 (hardcover) |
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