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Burton Holmes (1870-1958) travelled the grand boulevards of Paris to China's Great Wall, from the construction of the Panama canal to the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Holmes delighted in finding "the beautiful way around the world" and made a career of sharing his stories, colorful photographs, and films with audiences across America. As a young man, Holmes was mentored by John L. Stoddard, a pioneer of the U.S. travelecture circuit, who passed on his well-established mantle when he retired. Holmes roamed the globe throughout the summer and traversed the United States all winter, transforming the staid lecture tradition into an entertaining show.
Representing the best of the Holmes archive and brimming with brilliant color photographs, this rare window on the world of 100 years ago will transport readers to a time that has all but evaporated.
Burton Holmes was a pioneer of travel documentaries, and this book collects some of his most engaging and informative pieces. From Mexico to the Far East, Europe to Africa, Holmes takes readers on journeys to some of the world's most fascinating and exotic locales. His vivid descriptions and gorgeous photography transport readers to places they may never have the opportunity to visit in person. If you love travel, adventure, and cultural exploration, you won't want to miss this book. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.