The Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux, Paul Theroux - 9780140249798

Penguin Books Ltd

The Old Patagonian ExpressBy Train Through the Americas\nAuthor(s): Paul Theroux, Paul Theroux\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Penguin Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780140249798, 978-0140249798\nSynopsis\nAward-winning travel writer Paul Theroux invites you aboard The Old Patagonian Express by Train through the Americas; packed with powerful descriptions and portraits of the many colours of humanity, The Old Patagonian Express is an unforgettable read. \n\nA witty sharply observed journey down the length of North and South America\n\nBeginning his journey in Boston, where he boarded the subway commuter train, and catching trains of all kinds on the way, Paul Theroux tells of his voyage from ice-bound Massachusetts and Illinois to the arid plateau of Argentina's most southerly tip. Sweating and shivering by turns as the temperature and altitude shoot up and down, thrown in with the appalling Mr Thornberry in Limn and reading nightly to the blind write.