The Traveler: An American Odyssey in the HimalayasThis loving memorial to Swift is a moving photographic portrait of Himalayan life, a testimonial to a generation of trekkers and the questing spirit that motivated them. Hansen offers a sage perspective on Swift's adventuring career, placing it in the globe-shrinking change of the last 20 years. 56 color photos. |
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... Vietnam affected Hugh's generation ; and one of the sad things about the war is that regardless of whether one chose to shoot Vietnamese farmers or leave the United States , in protest , no one escaped the war in Southeast Asia ...
... Vietnam affected Hugh's generation ; and one of the sad things about the war is that regardless of whether one chose to shoot Vietnamese farmers or leave the United States , in protest , no one escaped the war in Southeast Asia ...
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... Vietnam , a great migration across Asia was getting under way . The overland trip between Istanbul and Southeast Asia had become a rite of passage , an opportunity to pit your- self against the world , and after two years in Vietnam ...
... Vietnam , a great migration across Asia was getting under way . The overland trip between Istanbul and Southeast Asia had become a rite of passage , an opportunity to pit your- self against the world , and after two years in Vietnam ...
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... Vietnam , where he had once taught English at Quac Hoc High School in Hue . Hugh had a need to reconnect periodi- cally with the people and places from his past , and perhaps it was from this need that he finally returned to Hue , the ...
... Vietnam , where he had once taught English at Quac Hoc High School in Hue . Hugh had a need to reconnect periodi- cally with the people and places from his past , and perhaps it was from this need that he finally returned to Hue , the ...
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