On 23 September 1878 Stevenson set out from Le Monastier in the Haut Loire, to tramp through the wild region of the Cevennes.

This book is one of the first to present hiking and camping as recreational activities, and is as influential as Stevenson's fiction.

The letters describe the sights, scenery, and social life she encountered, but they also reveal the political atmosphere of an America on the verge of revolution. Stephen Carl Arch provides a new introduction for this Bison Books edition.

A gifted writer, he recorded his impressions of the trip in this detailed volume, which has long been out of print.

An Englishman travels extensively through the United States, taking copious notes on the Civil War, race relations in different regions, and discussing the histories of various political figures.

A collection of reminiscences of American literary figures including Hawthorne, Emerson and Whittier.

A Visit to Wazan, the Sacred City of Morocco Originally published in 1880, this book offers a fascinating insight into a Morocco that, at that time, was untouched by western influence.

Two journeys, accounted for in different fashions, though covering much of the same ground.

These are the acute observations of an 'Äúarchitect, naturalist and traveler, 'Äù with commentary on social mores and manners, as well as the development of cities and towns, particularly Washington, D.C., in a booming post-war America.