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Worth the DetourWorth the Detour

Worth the Detour

Nicholas Parsons

About this book

An entertaining history of guidebooks from medieval to modern times - how they have made the world safe to explore and supplied a list of things to do, see and eat in far-flung places. But are we really seeing these places, or only guidebook versions of them?

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OL Work ID
OL4683724W

Subjects

TourismHistoryTravelers' writingsHistory and criticismTravelAncient TravelTravel, guidebooks

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