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Travel Legend and Lore
Ronald H. Fritze
其他書名
An Encyclopedia
出版Bloomsbury Academic, 1998
主題Social Science / Folklore & MythologySocial Science / Human GeographyTravel / Essays & Travelogues
ISBN087436759X9780874367591
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=CbTWAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In this lively compendium, travelers of the armchair variety will find assembled the best travel tales from cultures around the world and through the centuries. Focusing on journeys for purposes of trade, diplomacy, religion, or pleasure, the encyclopedia surveys the persons, animals, events, places, and institutions associated with travel legend from antiquity to 1900. With an informative introduction, nearly 200 cross referenced A-to-Z entries, numerous illustrations, and a comprehensive bibliography and index, Travel Legend and Lore delivers the goods to students and scholars - and to anyone who enjoys delightful and frightful stories from faraway places.