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Worth the Detour: A History of the Guidebook Nicholas Parsons
Worth the Detour: A History of the Guidebook
Nicholas Parsons
An entertaining history of guidebooks from medieval to modern times - how they have made the world safe to explore and supplied a list of things to do, see and eat in far-flung places. But are we really seeing these places, or only guidebook versions of them?
378 pages
| Media | Books Book |
| Released | February 2, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780750943949 |
| Publishers | The History Press Ltd |
| Pages | 378 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 628 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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