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Travel Research Books

The Seafarers: The Atlantic Crossing by Melvin Maddocks, editor

The British Abroad: The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century by Jeremy Black

Traveling Beyond Her Sphere: American Women on the Grand Tour 1814-1914 by Bess Beatty

January 24, 2024 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

At work we’re in research mode, preparing for our new exhibition about travel in the 19th century. Based on my interests and previous research avenues I got handed the Grand Tour and a piece of the cruise industry as my responsibilities. For the past few weeks, I’ve been scouring all my usual resource repositories, googling some very interesting UK museum websites, and our curator made sure I had some books to work my way through. They’ve been… a mixed bag.   The Seafarers: The Atlantic Crossing by […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 17th Century, 18th century, 19th century, Bess Beatty, Jeremy Black, Melvin Maddocks, editor, read harder challenge, the Atlantic crossing, the British abroad, The Grand Tour, travel history, Traveling Beyond Her Sphere

faintingviolet's CBR16 Review No:6 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 17th Century, 18th century, 19th century, Bess Beatty, Jeremy Black, Melvin Maddocks, editor, read harder challenge, the Atlantic crossing, the British abroad, The Grand Tour, travel history, Traveling Beyond Her Sphere ·
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