Title: A book of migrations
Subtitle: some passages in Ireland
First published: 1997
Description: "In this acclaimed exploration of the culture of others, Rebecca Solnit travels through Ireland, the land of her long-forgotten maternal ancestors. A Book of Migrations portrays in microcosm a history made of great human tides of invasion, colonization, emigration, nomadism and tourism. Enriched by cross-cultural comparisons with the history of the American West, A Book of Migrations carves a new route through Ireland's history, literature and landscape."--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Walking, Description and travel, Intellectual life, Travel, Homes and haunts, Intellectual life., Literary landmarks, Irish authors, Historic sites, Ireland, description and travel, Ireland, history, Ireland, emigration and immigration
Places: Ireland
People: Rebecca Solnit
LC classification: DA978.2 .S63 1997