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Wildlife and bird songs, trees and eternal fires – Part II of II

May 22, 2014 by William Eaton

Part II reviews Bryson’s writing about conservation and ecology  in his travelogue, A Walk in the Woods.  Part I discuses Bryson’s masterful use of humor: click here.      In a Walk in the Woods, the account of his hike along the Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson balances his gift for making readers laugh out loud with his concern for the environment. He writes of the population decline in song birds and wildlife in the eastern United States, by 50% at least, […]

Categories: Tucker Cox, ZiR • Tags: Bill Bryson, travel

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“That’s the trouble with losing your mind…” Part I of II

May 15, 2014 by William Eaton

This is the first of two reviews of Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods. This review is about Bryson’s use of humor, the second about his concern for the ecology surrounding the Appalachian Trail   “That’s the trouble with losing your mind; by the time it’s gone, it’s too late to get it back,” said Bill Bryson in A Walk in the Woods, Bryson’s narrative of his and pal Stephen Katz’s hike on the Appalachian Trail (AT). Bryson was in a “state of […]

Categories: Tucker Cox, ZiR • Tags: travel

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Falling in Love with a Donkey – Part II of II

May 8, 2014 by William Eaton

This is the second of two reviews. Part  I (April 24) is about Stevenson’s desire to travel. In Part II RLS learns to love Modestine, his donkey and comments on religion. In 1878, R.L. Stevenson and Modestine, his donkey, trekked through the Cevennes region of southern France for 12 days, covering 120 miles. Stevenson wrote about their trip in Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. It is a classic travelogue, among the first to celebrate hiking and camping. The Kindle edition is currently free on Amazon. To carry his cargo, Stevenson needed something “cheap […]

Categories: Tucker Cox, ZiR • Tags: Robert Louis Stevenson, travel

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Falling in Love with a Donkey – Part I of II

April 24, 2014 by William Eaton

This is the first of two reviews. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes in 1879. The short (80 pp) Victorian travelogue was a best seller. It gave Stevenson financial freedom.  He earned  a reputation as a good writer, paving the way for his first major success, Treasure Island, followed by the novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde  and Kidnapped, both published in 1886. Stevenson’s Travels with a Donkey – the Kindle edition is currently free […]

Categories: Tucker Cox, ZiR • Tags: Robert Louis Stevenson, travel

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The Hunger to Be Somewhere Else – part III of III

April 17, 2014 by William Eaton

(This is the third of three reviews of John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley: In Search of America. In Part I  (April 03, 2014) – Steinbeck writes about travel and nature. In Part II  (April 10)  Steinbeck uses humor to look into the American character and to create a relationship with his readers.) “I have to go alone, and unknown,” said John Steinbeck of the 10,000 mile road trip through 34 states he took in 1960. “What I’ll get I need badly—a reknowledge […]

Categories: Tucker Cox, ZiR • Tags: literature, travel

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A taciturn candidate for Mt. Rushmore – Part II of III

April 10, 2014 by William Eaton

(This is the second of three reviews of John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley: In Search of America. In Part I (April 03, 2014) – Steinbeck writes about travel and nature. Part III (April 17), “The Hunger to be Somewhere Else,” is about Steinbeck’s observations on the restlessness of the American character.) Steinbeck’s use of hyperbole, self-deprecation, ridicule and satire makes us laugh. His humor yields understanding of our national character. About the Yankee preference for getting to the point, no more and no less, he writes of […]

Categories: Tucker Cox, ZiR • Tags: literature, travel

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John Steinbeck's poodle, Charley

“I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found” – Part I of III

April 3, 2014 by William Eaton

This is the first of three reviews of John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley: In Search of America. In Part II  (April 10) Steinbeck uses humor to look into the American character. Part III (April 17), “The Hunger to be Somewhere Else,” is about Steinbeck’s observations on the restlessness of the American character. So said John Steinbeck of himself. He was also talking about a defiant, independent streak in the American character. The Nobel Laureate (1962) was writing about the nature of travel in his […]

Categories: Tucker Cox, ZiR • Tags: travel

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Masterpiece of a Misfit III – Peace of Mind and Getting There

March 27, 2014 by William Eaton

This is the third of three reviews of Sir Richard Francis Burton’s masterful travelogue of his journey in 1853 to Mecca and Medina, disguised as a faithful pilgrim. Discover why Burton is an iconoclast in Misfit I. Read one of Burton’s masterful sentences in Misfit II In a A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, Sir Richard Francis Burton says the pilgrimage is a personal journey. A pilgrimage brings the traveler peace of mind, in the acts of getting there, and of worshiping. […]

Categories: Tucker Cox, ZiR • Tags: travel

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Masterpiece of a Misfit–II Burton’s Word Paintings

March 20, 2014 by William Eaton

This is the second of three reviews of Sir Richard Francis Burton’s masterful travelogue of his journey in 1853 to Mecca and Medina, disguised as a faithful pilgrim. Discover why Burton is an iconoclast in Misfit I Burton brings the pilgrimage to life in Misfit III Sir Richard Francis Burton’s A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina was published in 1856. Photography had yet to begin its rife presence in travel literature. In its stead, authors “word – painted.” Burton’s brush strokes […]

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