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by Jason Wilson (Editor), Paul Theroux (Editor)

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“Travel connoisseurs divide the world into those places they’ve been dying to visit or revisit and places they’d never set foot in but are glad someone else did. This year’s volume of travel writing . . . focuses mostly on the latter with derring-do dispatches.” — USA Today

A far-ranging collection of the best travel writing pieces published in 2013, collected by guest editor Paul Theroux. The Best American Travel Writing consistently includes a wide variety of pieces, illuminating the wonder, humor, fear, and exhilaration that greets all of us when we embark on a journey to a new place. Readers know that there is simply no other option when they want great travel writing.

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Product Details

Series: Best American
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Mariner Books (October 7, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0544330153
ISBN-13: 978-0544330153
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #22 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Essays & Correspondence > Essays
- #30 in Books > Travel > Travel Writing
- #63 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > Classics

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"Will gratify both armchair travelers and the most seasoned and fearless thrill-seekers...refreshingly original stories, alternately humorous, nostalgic, exhilarating and horrifying...A thrilling, surprising collection—one of the best in the series." --Kirkus

About the Author

JASON WILSON is the drinks columnist at the Washington Post, the series editor of The Smart Set, and the author of Boozehound: On The Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated. He teaches at Drexel University.

PAUL THEROUX's highly acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The Mosquito Coast. His travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, and The Happy Isles of Oceania. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.