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Gordon West - Jogging Round Majorca - 9780552996013 - KSS0010021
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Jogging Round Majorca

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Description for Jogging Round Majorca Paperback. In the 1920s Gordon West and his wife toured the little-known island of Majorca, observing the rich pageantry of a people whose customs, gentle manners and generous hospitality made the island a unique and fascinating place. This is West's account of those experiences. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DSE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear

In the 1920s, Gordon West and his wife decided they wanted to go somewhere unexplored and unspoiled, right off the beaten tourist route.They settled on the little-known island of Majorca.

Travelling via Paris and Barcelona, they finally boarded the small white steamboat which was to take them to the idyllic Bay of Palma, and there they began their exploration of the enchanting island, sometimes in hair-raising motor rides round steep cliffs and on unmade roads, sometimes by mule, and more often on foot.They lodged in simple hotels, small houses, and once in a monastery, and everywhere they observed the ... Read more

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Product Details

Publication date
1994
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552996013
SKU
KSS0010021
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Gordon West
Gordon West was born in 1896. He studied at the London School of Economics and served in the Royal Navy in the First World War. After the war he began a career in Journalism, at one time working as Editor of Publications for the Liberal Party. He also toured the United States with two presidential candidates in 1928 - Alfred ... Read more

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