Small World A Microcosmic Journey

Name: Small World A Microcosmic Journey
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ISBN: 9780743464703

ISBN-10: 0743464702

ISBN-13: 9780743464703

Edition: 2004

Authors: Brad Herzog

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Join author Brad Herzog as he marvels at a castle in Versailles, visits a guru in Calcutta, discovers a descendant of King David in Jerusalem, and more -- all without leaving the United States. Small Worldis acclaimed travel writer Brad Herzog's unique tribute to the Land of the Free, featuring a world of stories culled along America's highways and byways. From Rome (Oregon) to Athens (New York), from Moscow (Maine) to Mecca (California), Herzog embarks on a fascinating journey into the nooks and crannies of the nation -- tiny towns struggling to live up to their grandiose names. Shattering the notion that distance alone translates to wonder, this perpetual traveler probes everything from…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: 5/18/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Brad Herzog, a graduate of Cornell University, is a former newspaper reporter & a frequent contributor to various national magazines. A three-time gold medal winner from the Council for the Advancement & Support of Education, he is the author of "The Sports 100" & a dozen children's books.



Prologue: Freebird


Oh Give Me a Home ... Rome, Oregon


Privy to the Dream ... Amsterdam, Montana


Under Prairie Skyscrapers ... Vienna, South Dakota


Polka Dot ... Prague, Nebraska


Xander, Fun and the One-Armed Man ... London, Wisconsin


All You Need Is Louvre ... Paris and Versailles, Kentucky


The Naked Truth ... Athens, New York


Siberian Blues ... Moscow and Siberia, Maine


Chants and Hollers ... Calcutta, West Virginia


The Legacy of Black Diamonds ... Congo, Ohio


Let My People Go ... Cairo, Illinois


Searching for King David ... Jerusalem, Arkansas


Forever Mine ... Bagdad, Arizona


Desert Pilgrims ... Mecca, California


Epilogue: Sequoiadendron Giganteum


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