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The Abominable Mr. Seabrook
Joe Ollmann
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Description for The Abominable Mr. Seabrook
Paperback. An exhaustively researched portrait of travel writer William Buehler Seabrook. Ollmann spent years reseraching Seabrook's life and his work as a travel writer to produce a captivating narrative that gives an unparalleld insight into this contraversial figure Num Pages: 316 pages, Two tone illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 279 x 28. Weight in Grams: 846.
In the early twentieth century, travel writing represented the desire for the expanding bourgeoisie to experience the exotic cultures of the world past their immediate surroundings. Journalist William Buehler Seabrook was emblematic of this trend participating in voodoo ceremonies, riding camels cross the Sahara desert, communing with cannibals and most notably, popularizing the term zombie in the West. A string of his bestselling books show an engaged, ... Read more
In the early twentieth century, travel writing represented the desire for the expanding bourgeoisie to experience the exotic cultures of the world past their immediate surroundings. Journalist William Buehler Seabrook was emblematic of this trend participating in voodoo ceremonies, riding camels cross the Sahara desert, communing with cannibals and most notably, popularizing the term zombie in the West. A string of his bestselling books show an engaged, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Drawn and Quarterly
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9781770462670
SKU
V9781770462670
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Ref
99-99
About Joe Ollmann
Joe Ollmann lives in Hamilton, Ontario with his wife and child. He is the winner of the Doug Wright Award for best cartooning for his book Mid-Life.
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