The Old Patagonian Express
by:
Paul Theroux (author)
The "Old Patagonian Express" was the last train Paul Theroux took in his journey from Boston to Patagonia. Some trains were superb, most were deplorable. It was a journey of contrasts in people, in temperature, in scenery, in altitude, and in attitude. The people were extraordinary, eccentric,...
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The "Old Patagonian Express" was the last train Paul Theroux took in his journey from Boston to Patagonia. Some trains were superb, most were deplorable. It was a journey of contrasts in people, in temperature, in scenery, in altitude, and in attitude. The people were extraordinary, eccentric, replusive and individualistic. There was the appalling Mr Thornberry, the bogus priest in Cali and the blind writer, Borges, in Buenos Aires. Paul Theroux has also written "The Great Railway Bazaar".
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780395277881 (0395277884)
Publish date: September 10th 1979
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Pages no: 404
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Literature,
Travelogue,
Cultural,
American,
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This is Theroux's second excellent train travel book. In it he travels from Boston to Patagonia, mostly by rail (with the odd flight involved). As usual, he is astute, he is observant and, perhaps above all, honest. One of the engrossing - and I must admit frustrating - things about this book is how...
Yes, he is a curmudgeon - but I still love his books.This one in particular fed into my wish to " someday" travel. I was a poor student who thought travel was only for the rich. I didn't realize you could do it cheaply - if you don't mind a few discomforts. It gave the information I needed to take ...
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