Wanderlust: A Social History of Travel

by Laura Byrne Paquet

Where did passports come from? Why did 1930s stewardesses carry wrenches? And how did teetotalers shape the modern vacation? Wanderlust answers these questions and more, as author Laura Byrne Paquet delves into the social history of travel. Now a multi-billion dollar industry, travel is also one of the world's oldest. Paquet follows hypochondriac Greeks to the Oracle of Delphi, checks out the bedbugs in medieval coaching inns, enjoys a Finnish sauna...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0864924453
• ISBN13: 9780864924452
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"