description and travel

A travel and reference guide to literary landmarks, sites, and settings associated with American authors from the 18th through the early 20th centuries.

"From travel writer Jedidiah Jenkins comes a long-awaited memoir of adventure, wonder, and lessons learned while bicycling from Oregon to Patagonia. On the edge of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and profound reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review. In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jenkins narrates his adventure--the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world--as well as the internal journey that started it all. As he traverses cities, mountains, and exotic locales, Jenkins grapples with the question of what it means to be an adult and with his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing. As he writes in his inspiring search for wonder and a life he could believe in, 'It's not about the bike. It's about getting out of your routine--and that could look like anything'"--.

Introduces young readers to the history, culture, geography, and government of South Korea.

"The son of a traveling merchant, Marco Polo spent his early years among the ports of Venice, Italy. As a young man, he headed eastward with his father and his uncle toward the lands of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Their journey from Europe into Asia, marked by risks, setbacks, and discoveries, transformed every person involved. It also led to one of the world's most studied and most debated travelogues. Narco Tabilio ... creates a graphic novel in the form of a puzzle and finds the coming-of-age tale within the legend of Marco Polo"--Provided by publisher.

Rhyming text describes the sights and scenes of New York, from The Statue of Liberty to Coney Island.

In graphic novel format, presents a guidebook to Tokyo, Japan, focusing on shopping, food, getting around, and other topics.

"A memoir of one young man's coming of age on a cross-country trek, told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of America"--Amazon.com.

"Follow along as a researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Everglades ecosystem in Florida. ... photographs highlight the animals and plants that inhabit this unique wetland area. Simple graphs show how much the Everglades have changed, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve it"--Provided by publisher.