false 286916 3 Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundred of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. More and more readers are discovering the pleasures of armchair travel through the hugely successful Best American Travel Writing, now in its fourth adventurous year. Journey through the 2003 volume from Route 66 to the Arctic; go deep into Poland's Tatra Mountains and through the wildest jungle in Congo. Selections this year are from equally far-flung sources, including Outside, Food and Wine, National Geographic Adventure, Potpourri, and The New Yorker. Rebecca Barry Peter Canby Christopher Hitchens Kira Salak Andrew Solomon William T. Vollmann 278360 10 10 2003 The Best American Travel Writing 2003 total:38|5:9|4:13|3:11|2:4|1:1| 38 139 63 7 1 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Apr 30 11:51:14 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 30 18:56:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu May 14 18:58:54 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 18:59:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Nov 07 05:30:28 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 07 05:40:55 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 07:11:03 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 10:04:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Oct 15 18:21:41 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 18:22:20 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Feb 19 13:36:02 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 13:36:50 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 07:41:37 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 07:42:57 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 13:56:33 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 13:56:33 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Sep 05 14:58:36 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 14:58:45 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 30 06:31:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 06:31:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 20 22:10:47 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 22:10:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 18:09:21 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:07:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 22 19:32:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 19:32:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 10 15:06:43 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 15:06:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 01 09:22:31 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 09:22:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 17 17:01:39 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 17:01:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 13 09:55:08 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 09:55:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 03 06:24:07 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 06:24:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Feb 23 09:49:25 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 09:49:25 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 07 20:06:50 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 20:06:50 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=286916