travel

A travelogue that explores the small towns of America, revealing their depth and character as part of the nation.

British actor Stephen Fry describes his experiences visiting each state in the U.S. in an attempt to understand everyday life in America.

Contains observations about life and descriptions of nature as described by Steinbeck as he traveled from coast to coast at sixty years of age with his French poodle, Charley.

Author Bill Bryson provides an account of his experiences hiking the Appalachian Trail with a childhood friend, telling of how they survived a blizzard, got lost, and had encounters with eccentric characters, and rude yuppies along the way.

Journalist Ted Botha, newly arrived in New York from South Africa, tells how he was able to decorate his apartment with furniture he retrieved from the trash, and describes his experiences and the people he met on his scavenging adventures.

Chronicles Jack London's seven-year cruise around the world in a forty-three-foot, custom-built boat called the Snark.

Novelist Nicholas Sparks provides an account of his adventures traveling around the world with his brother Micah on the trip of a lifetime, and shares the personal story of their childhood and the family tragedies they have endured, and how those experiences have made them closer.

Chronicles the events surrounding the mutiny aboard His Majesty's armed transport Bounty on April 28, 1789, using details from the wills, diaries, and correspondence of figures not directly connected to the events to uncover the true story behind the mutiny.