The Best American Travel Writing 2019

by Alexandra Fuller (Editor), Jason Wilson (Editor)

Overview

An eclectic compendium of the best travel writing essays published in 2018, collected by Alexandra Fuller. BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING gathers together a satisfyingly varied medley of perspectives, all exploring what it means to travel somewhere new. For the past two decades, readers have come to recognize this annual volume as the gold standard for excellence in travel writing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780358094234
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/01/2019
Series:	Best American Travel Writing Series
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

JASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of Godforsaken Grapes, Boozehound, and The Cider Revival. He is the creator of the newsletter and podcast Everyday Drinking. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com.

Hometown:

Wilson, Wyoming

Date of Birth:

March 29, 1969

Place of Birth:

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Education:

B. A., Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1992

Table of Contents

ALEXANDRA FULLER: Introduction: Travel in the Time of Awakening
STEPHEN BENZ: Overlooking Guantánamo
MADDY CROWELL: The Great Divide
DAVID FETTLING: Uncomfortable Silences: A Walk in Myanmar
ALICE GREGORY: Finished
MATT GROSS: How the Chile Pepper Took Over the World
RAHAWA HAILE: I Walked from Selma to Montgomery
PETER HESSLER: Morsi the Cat
CAMERON HEWITT: A Visit to Chernobyl: Travel in the Postapocalypse
BROOKE JARVIS: Paper Tiger
SAKI KNAFO: Keepers of the Jungle
LUCAS LOREDO: Mother Tongue
ALEX MACGREGOR: Is This the Most Crowded Island in the World? (And Why That Question Matters)
JEFF MACGREGOR: Taming the Lionfish
LAUREN MARKHAM: If These Walls Could Talk
BEN MAUK: The Floating World
DEVON O’NEIL: Irmageddon
NICK PAUMGARTEN: Water and the Wall
ANNE HELEN PETERSEN: How Nashville Became One Big Bachelorette Party
SHANNON SIMS: These Brazilians Traveled 18 Hours on a Riverboat to Vote. I Went with Them.
NOAH SNEIDER: Cursed Fields
WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN: The End of the Line
JASON WILSON: “The Greatest”
JESSICA YEN: Tributary
JIANYING ZHA: Tourist Trap
 

Editorial Reviews

"One satisfying read after another. Whether consumed cover to cover or savored piece by piece, this newest collection is a worthy addition to travel literature."—Booklist  —

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