Collection
Status
Available
Genres
Publication
Living Book Press (2017), 296 pages
Description
Written for students but loved by all ages Marvels of the Occident takes you on a journey to some of the marvels of our world. Visit wonders both natural and man-made, places you've heard about, and others you won't believe you didn't know of before.In this book you will- - Discover how a 10-year old brought shame on San Francisco - Spend time in a city with no girls of any kind, not even animals - Swim the Panama Canal - Cross the Alps on an elephant - Unearth a city frozen in time - Jump into a lake like a human sacrifice ...and so much more
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
10 inches
ISBN
064803562X / 9780648035626
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User reviews
LibraryThing member DomingoSantos
As a young boy, Halliburton's books on the Seven Wonders put me on the track of reading-for-life. What a vicarious series of adventures for a lad of ten young years! Alas, the books are long gone, but the memories endure.