The Best American Travel Writing 2002

Frances Mayes, Jason Wilson

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 351 pages

The Best American Travel Writing 2002 is edited by Frances Mayes, the author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany and the master of "running away to live in the place of one's dreams" (Los Angeles Times). Giving new life to armchair travel for 2002 are David Sedaris on God and airports, Kate Wheeler on a most dangerous Bolivian festival, André Aciman on the eternal pleasures of Rome, and many more.

Contents

• IV: 11
• V: 20
• VI: 27
• VII: 36
• VIII: 45
• IX: 81
• X: 97
• XI: 107
• XII: 124
• XIII: 131
• XIV: 145
• XV: 163
• XVI: 188
• XVII: 200
• XVIII: 211
• XIX: 220
• XX: 229
• XXI: 245
• XXII: 263
• XXIII: 282
• XXIV: 294
• XXV: 310
• XXVI: 316
• XXVII: 321
• XXVIII: 327
• XXIX: 343
• XXX: 348

About the author

A native of Georgia, Frances Mayes received a B.A. from the University of Florida and an M.A. from San Francisco State University. She is a creative writing professor at San Francisco State University. Mayes' memoir "Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy," about buying and restoring an abandoned villa in Cortona, was a national best seller in 1996. It became the basis of a feature film of the same name in 2003 starring Diane Lane. In addition her travel writing, Frances Mayes is the author of six books of poetry and is a respected essayist and gourmet cook. Frances' title Under Magnolia is a 2015 New York Times bestseller. JASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of Godforsaken Grapes, Boozehound, and The Cider Revival. He is the creator of the newsletter and podcast Everyday Drinking. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Best American Travel Writing 2002; Best American series
• Editors: Frances Mayes, Jason Wilson
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002
• ISBN: 0618118802, 9780618118809
• Length: 351 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism; Literary Collections / American / General; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; Travel / General; Travel / Reference