The Old Patagonian Express

By Train Through the Americas

Paul Theroux

Penguin Modern Classics: The Old Patagonian Express

Theroux contributes new prefaces to these new editions of his travel writing classics

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Beschrijving Penguin Modern Classics: The Old Patagonian Express

Tells of the author's journey down the length of North and South America. Beginning on Boston's subway, this work depicts a voyage from ice-bound Massachusetts to the arid plateau of Argentina's most southerly tip, via pretty Central American towns and the ancient Incan city of Macchu Pichu.

ISBN: 9780141189154
Pagina's: 448
Verschenen: 01-01-2008
Serie: Penguin Modern Classics
Rubriek: Reisgidsen

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Paperback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Penguin Books Ltd

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