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Across the plains

In Across the Plains, Stevenson recounts his experiences traveling in the United States in a series of fascinating and detailed essays.

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  • "In Across the Plains, Stevenson recounts his experiences traveling in the United States in a series of fascinating and detailed essays."@en
  • "This is a story of a young man who looks for his brother's executioner. The novel is set in the backdrop of Stevenson's experience of traveling from New York City to California. The vivid description of landscape and scenic beauty makes the novel interesting and enjoyable. Moreover the character portrayal is life-like and gripping."@en
  • "Although he is now best remembered for rip-roaring adventure novels like Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson was a well-regarded travel writer during his lifetime. In Across the Plains, Stevenson recounts his experiences traveling in the United States in a series of fascinating and detailed essays."@en
  • "In this journal of his experiences crossing North America by train written in 1879-80 and first published in 1892 the celebrated master of the adventure novel demonstrates his flair as a travel writer and essayist. Across the Plains is a genuine slice of Americana as seen through a Scotsman's eyes."
  • "The History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "English literature"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Short stories"@en

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  • "Across the plains, with memories and other essays"
  • "Across the plains : with other memories and assays"
  • "Across the plains"@en
  • "Across the plains"
  • "Across the plains : leaves from the notebook of an emigrant between New York and San Francisco"
  • "Across the plains. [From Longman's magazine, July-August, 1883.]"@en
  • "Across the Plains"
  • "Across the Plains"@en
  • "Across the plains, by robert louis stevenson"@en