{"product_id":"complete-book-of-marvels-9781648370366","title":"Complete Book Of Marvels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTake A Whirlwind Tour of the Wonders of the World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the wonders of the world with America's foremost adventurer, Richard Halliburton. In the \u003cem\u003eComplete Book of Marvels\u003c\/em\u003e Halliburton takes you with him on thrilling journeys to countless wonders of the world, including natural features like Gibraltar, the Grand Canyon, and Mount Fuji, and famous or forgotten temples and ancient cities, and monuments bigger than life. He follows in the footsteps of Demetrius and traverses the Great Wall. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReplete with historical facts, maps, and a treasure trove of unique restored photographs of both well-known and hidden wonders, Halliburton journeys with the reader by his side to reveal the beauty and mystery of the world's greatest sights as if for the very first time. As a youth Richard Halliburton dreamt of seeing the many mysterious lands and exotic locales beyond the horizon, and by the time he was a teenager he set out to do just that. During his life, his voyages took him to an enormous variety of truly marvelous places, from familiar American landmarks to the far reaches of the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining the separately published \u003cem\u003eThe Occident\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Orient, \u003c\/em\u003e the Complete Book of Marvels is a timeless classic book for the whole family. The stirring accounts of adventures all over the world inspired a generation of explorers and continues to spark the fires of wanderlust in anyone who discovers it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is also available from Echo Point Books in hardcover (ISBN 1635617103).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalliburton, Richard \u0026amp;. Illus:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Richard Halliburton was a writer, lecturer, and world traveler. He published numerous books in his short lifetime, including The Royal Road to Romance, Glorious Adventure, and The Complete Book of Marvels. Halliburton is known for having paid the lowest toll to cross the Panama Canal, which he swam in 1928, paying 36 cents. Born in Tennessee in 1900, Halliburton died in 1939 as he and his crew attempted to sail a Chinese junk, the Sea Dragon, from Hong Kong to San Francisco as a publicity stunt. The vessel was unseaworthy and went down in a storm, apparently shortly after Halliburton sent out his last signal: Southerly gales, squalls, lee rail under water, wet bunks, hard tack, bully beef, wish you were here-instead of me!","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645744025874,"sku":"9781648370366","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec71f36f-920b-4f58-923f-c3756afc829c.jpg?v=1737258504","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/complete-book-of-marvels-9781648370366","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}