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Lädt ... Atlas of Forgotten Places: Journey to Abandoned Destinations from Around the Globe (Unexpected Atlases)von Travis Elborough
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Atlas of Forgotten Places by Travis Elborough is another volume in the Unexpected Atlas series and is my favorite so far. That is primarily because the places resonate with me more and not because it is necessarily a better book than the rest. They are all quite good and at least one will likely appeal to any reader. The basic format is a brief history of the location, from how it came to be all the way through to how it came to be forgotten. I think these short histories are what appeal to me the most, the various ways in which a place can fall into disrepair and become neglected and "forgotten." While I would like more pictures there are enough to show what each locale looks like. Each also includes a map so you can better place it in your mind. I would recommend every book in the series, look them over and see which appeal to you the most. If you're like me, they will all be interesting. This one did one thing the others also did, but to a greater degree for me, which was motivate me to research some of the sites a little further. The histories were that interesting. Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Explore the places that time forgot. Abandoned, mysterious, sleeping monuments around the world have been relegated to the margins of history, pushed off the map and out of sight. From ancient ruins and crumbling castles to more recent relics - an art deco New York subway station, a Soviet ghost town in the Arctic Circle, a flooded Thai mall teeming with aquatic life - Travis Elborough takes you on a journey into these strange, overlooked and disappearing worlds and immortalises their fates. Original maps and stunning colour photography accompany Travis Elborough's moving historic and geographic accounts of each site. The featured locations are a stark reminder of what was, and the accounts in this investigative book help to bring their stories back to life, telling us what happened, when and why, and to whom. The book features 40 sites, including: Santa Claus, Arizona, USA: A festive tourist resort turned ghost town deep in the desert where once you could meet Santa Claus any day of the year; Crystal Palace Subway, London, UK: One of the city's best-kept secrets is an underground, cathedral-like relic from where many Victorian commuters bustled through; Montserrat, West Indies: The small Caribbean island with a population of 5,000 that was evacuated when its volcano erupted in 1995. The volcano is still active and nearly half the island remains a designated exclusion zone; Balaklava Submarine Base, Crimea: The former top-secret Soviet submarine base that was kept off all official maps and known as Object 825 GTS; Volterra Psychiatric Hospital, Tuscany, Italy: Once dubbed 'the place of no return', this long-closed lunatic asylum once housed 6,000 patients who were never allowed to leave. Also in the Unexpected Atlas series: Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of Untamed Places, Atlas of the Unexpected and Atlas of Vanishing Places (WINNER Illustrated Book of the Year - Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020). Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Atlas of Forgotten Places
Travis Elborough, 2021, White Lion Publishing, an imprint of Quarto Group
Themes: Geography, Travel
Part of the Unexpected Atlas series, this new title uses engaging color photos, maps, and stories to explore 40 mysterious sites around the world.
Take-aways: Use these fascinating places to discuss why some places seem to disappear.
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