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Travelers' writings

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us: Travelers' writings


  • Here are entered collections of works written by travelers from several countries. Collections of works written by travelers from a specific country are entered under [Travelers' writings] qualified by the nationality of the travelers, e.g. [Travelers' writings, American.] Works on travel to a specific place are entered under the name of the place with subdivision [Description and travel,] e.g [Alaska--Description and travel.] Works on the authorship of writings by travelers that are often presented in narrative form or as memoirs are entered under [Travel writing.] Works on journalism that focuses on travel and the tourism industry are entered under [Travel journalism.]

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  • Variants

    • us: Travelogues (Travelers' writings)
    • us: Writings of travelers

  • Broader Terms

  • Sources

    • found: Work cat.: La letterature di viaggio, 1987.
    • found: LC database, July 23, 1990 ("Travel literature"; "Travel writing"; "Travelers writings")

  • General Notes

    • Here are entered collections of works written by travelers from several countries. Collections of works written by travelers from a specific country are entered under [Travelers' writings] qualified by the nationality of the travelers, e.g. [Travelers' writings, American.] Works on travel to a specific place are entered under the name of the place with subdivision [Description and travel,] e.g [Alaska--Description and travel.] Works on the authorship of writings by travelers that are often presented in narrative form or as memoirs are entered under [Travel writing.] Works on journalism that focuses on travel and the tourism industry are entered under [Travel journalism.]

  • Example Notes

    • Notes under [Travel writing; Travel journalism]

  • Change Notes

    • 1990-07-25: new
    • 2012-06-14: revised

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