The Royal Road to Romance
Richard Halliburton
Travelers' Tales Classics
<span>A rousing odyssey of youth and adventure from the 
premier travel writer of his time. "The Royal Road to Romance" 
chronicles the author's choice of adventure over career after graduating
 from college in the early 1900s, and includes his recollections of a 
breakthrough ascent of the Matterhorn to being jailed on Gibraltar for 
taking forbidden photos. "One of the most fascinating books of its kind 
ever written".--"Detroit News".</span>