A humorous account of Mark Twain's later travels in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy mixes memory and invention, history and exaggeration.

Provided is a wonderful collection from BBC that provides a vivid portrait of fifty-two of the world's most exotic and beautiful travel locations. Marvel at the splendors of these remarkable places, and travel with the access that only the BBC can provide. From manmade wonders to soaring monuments, from sacred religious sites to unspoiled natural ecosystems, this collection has it all. Includes: the Parthenon in Greece, Taj Mahal in India, Statue...

Join Clint and Sue Denn on a voyage of discovery cruising the historic Danube River. Beginning in the lovely capital city of Budapest, viewers will travel through the Balkan region with stops in Croatia, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria before they reach their final destination in Istanbul, Turkey. Along the way explore the many diverse cultures of this exciting part of the world. Includes:Pecs, Hungary, Vilany, Hungary; Vukovar, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia,...

Beautifully blending contemporary travel writing and military history, John Gimlette travels across Europe in the footsteps of one of the greatest armies ever assembled: the United States forces of 1944-45. In 2004, John Gimlette set off across Europe with his guide Putnam Flint, an eighty-six-year-old Bostonian who had landed in Marseille in the midst of World War II with his tank destroyer battalion, nicknamed The Panthers. With Flint's help, Gimlette...

Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of eastern Europe, down the Baltic coast to Prussia, across the battlefields of Germany, and into a France that was then experiencing the tumultuous events of Napoleon's return from Elba. Along the way, she learned what the long years...

The Danube: from its origins in the Black Forest to its passage through Vienna to its delta in the Black Sea, the Danube River flows for over 1,000 miles and crosses through six countries, each bearing witness to twenty-five centuries of European history, culture, and civilization. The Iron Curtain: for 40 years Europe was divided into East and West by the Iron Curtain. This border stretched from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea and symbolized the...

"Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe for San Francisco and New York newspapers as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad (1869) is a caricature of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Mark Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on hallowed European landmarks lacked reverence for the past, and was as mocking about American manners (including his own) as it was about European attitudes. Twain...