The Last Old Place
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9780671782269
Hardcover|9780671782269
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"Discover the land that discovered the world and was forgotten by it. Author Datus Proper looks for the good old things in this least-known corner of Europe. This is the account of his search through Portugal, afoot and by car, for caravels, windmills, noble savages, nymphs, brave cows, wild lavender, ripe figs, strawberries, green wine, a castle with a knight, and a perfect loaf of bread." "Portugal is at the very edge of the Old World - Iberian but not Spanish, Latin but not Mediterranean, cosmopolitan but not crowded. In an age of common currencies and fast trains, this small country remains delimited by regions, some of them wild and hilly. Datus Proper reveals this place where time is all jumbled together, where heroes battle, where people live as they always have in villages far from roads, and where little ships discover new worlds for the world."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| ISBN-13 | 9780671782269 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0671782266 |
| Weight | 0.95 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 1.00 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $22.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Pages | 256 pages |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Published On | 1993-03-11 |
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