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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... Vietnamese farmers or leave the United States , in protest , no one escaped the war in Southeast Asia . Looking back , it is sad to realize that an entire generation was manipulated by the mistakes and deceptions of our foreign policy ...
... Vietnamese farmers or leave the United States , in protest , no one escaped the war in Southeast Asia . Looking back , it is sad to realize that an entire generation was manipulated by the mistakes and deceptions of our foreign policy ...
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... Vietnamese with the pedal cab drivers , prostitutes , pimps , and street hustlers of Saigon . Hugh once spent an afternoon on the beach at Vung Tau ( Cap St. Jacques ) drinking cold American beer while fifteen miles across the bay U.S. ...
... Vietnamese with the pedal cab drivers , prostitutes , pimps , and street hustlers of Saigon . Hugh once spent an afternoon on the beach at Vung Tau ( Cap St. Jacques ) drinking cold American beer while fifteen miles across the bay U.S. ...
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... Vietnamese , the more he grew to admire their courage and gentle dignity when confronted by the bloody charade that the United States was conducting against them . While Washington was busy peddling the fantasy of certain military ...
... Vietnamese , the more he grew to admire their courage and gentle dignity when confronted by the bloody charade that the United States was conducting against them . While Washington was busy peddling the fantasy of certain military ...
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