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Atlas of Lost Cities: A Travel Guide to Abandoned and Forsaken Destinations
Aude de Tocqueville
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Description for Atlas of Lost Cities: A Travel Guide to Abandoned and Forsaken Destinations
Hardcover. The uniquely designed Atlas of Lost Cities details the destinies of 44 once-thriving urban centers that are now vacant ruins and empty ghost towns. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 270 x 19. Weight in Grams: 766.
Like humans, cities are mortal. They are born, they thrive, and they eventually die. In Atlas of Lost Cities, Aude de Tocqueville tells the compelling narrative of the rise and fall of such notable places as Pompeii, Teotihuacan, and Angkor. She also details the less well known, including Centralia, an abandoned Pennsylvania town consumed by unquenchable underground fire; Nova Citas de Kilamba in Angola, where housing, schools, and stores were built for 500,000 people that never came; and Epecuen, a tourist town in Argentina now swallowed up by water. Original artwork shows the location of the lost cities, as well ... Read more
Like humans, cities are mortal. They are born, they thrive, and they eventually die. In Atlas of Lost Cities, Aude de Tocqueville tells the compelling narrative of the rise and fall of such notable places as Pompeii, Teotihuacan, and Angkor. She also details the less well known, including Centralia, an abandoned Pennsylvania town consumed by unquenchable underground fire; Nova Citas de Kilamba in Angola, where housing, schools, and stores were built for 500,000 people that never came; and Epecuen, a tourist town in Argentina now swallowed up by water. Original artwork shows the location of the lost cities, as well ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
766g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316352024
SKU
V9780316352024
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About Aude de Tocqueville
Aude de Tocqueville is an award-winning cultural heritage and history author who has written more than 20 books. She lives in France.
Reviews for Atlas of Lost Cities: A Travel Guide to Abandoned and Forsaken Destinations
[A] eulogy for ancient and modern cities that fell to crises both man-made and natural. The illustrations depict the cities before their nadir-somewhere between thriving and decimation.
Citylab.com For history buffs, mystery fanatics, and travel junkies alike, The Atlas of Lost Cities is a highly entertaining read filled with stories of the world's forgotten destinations.
GoNomad Features well-known ... Read more
Citylab.com For history buffs, mystery fanatics, and travel junkies alike, The Atlas of Lost Cities is a highly entertaining read filled with stories of the world's forgotten destinations.
GoNomad Features well-known ... Read more