Reviews for The Royal Road to Romance
Review - Royal Road to Romance, The
Halliburton's trip around the world with no money. I'm not sure I believe it, but it makes a good read.
Reviewed by Roger on 1998-09-10 12:00:00
The Royal Road to Romanceby Richard Halliburton | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" "Extreme Classics" |
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| Category: |
"Travel" |
| Pages: | 399 |
| Year of Publication: | 1925 |
| Notes: | When Richard Halliburton graduated from college, he chose adventure over a career, traveling the world with almost no money. The Royal Road to Romance chronicles what happened as a result, from a breakthrough Matterhorn ascent to being jailed for taking forbidden pictures on Gibraltar. COMMENTS — Richard Halliburton was a writer, lecturer, and world traveler. He published numerous books in his short lifetime, including Glorious Adventure and The Complete Book of Marvels. Halliburton is known for having paid the lowest toll to cross the Panama Canal, which he swam in 1928, paying 36 cents. Born in Tennessee in 1900, Halliburton died in 1939 as he and his crew attempted to sail a Chinese junk, the Sea Dragon, from Hong Kong to San Francisco as a publicity stunt. The vessel was unseaworthy and went down in a storm, apparently shortly after Halliburton sent out his last signal: "Southerly gales, squalls, lee rail under water, wet bunks, hard tack, bully beef, wish you were here — instead of me!" |
| My Rating: | 9 |