Description
This acclaimed travel memoir follows an epic railway journey from Boston through the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Andes to the remote landscapes of Patagonia. Along the way, the author encounters a vivid cast of strangers whose stories, eccentricities, and struggles illuminate the diverse realities of the Americas. Blending sharp social observation with evocative descriptions of scenery and railway life, the book explores movement, solitude, cultural encounter, and the human connections found in transit. Witty, perceptive, and richly atmospheric, it is both an adventure across a continent and a portrait of the people who inhabit it.
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paperback
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Published Jan 1, 2014
404 pages
ISBN: 9780547524009
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Details
First Published
1979
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux.