{"product_id":"the-wonder-trail-true-stories-from-los-angeles-to-the-end-of-the-world-9780525955016","title":"The Wonder Trail: True Stories from Los Angeles to the End of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eSteve Hely, writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dad \u003c\/i\u003e, and recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, presents a travel book about his journey through Central and South America. Part travel book, part pop history, part comic memoir, Hely's writing will make readers want to reach for their backpack and hiking boots.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Trail\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a trip from Los Angeles to the bottom of South America, presented in 102 short chapters. From Mexico City to Oaxaca; into ancient Mayan ruins; the jungles, coffee plantations, and remote beaches of Central America; across the Panama Canal; by sea to Colombia; to the wild Easter celebration of Popay n; to the Amazon rainforest; the Inca sites of Cuzco and Machu Picchu; to the Gal pagos Islands; the Atacama Desert of Chile; and down to wind-worn Patagonia at the bottom of the Western Hemisphere; Steve traveled collecting stories, adventures, oddities, marvels, bits of history and biography, tales of weirdos, fun facts, and anything else interesting or illuminating. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Steve's plan was to discover the unusual, wonderful, and absurd in Central and South America, to seek and find the incredible, delightful people and experiences that came his way. And the book that resulted is just as fun. A blend of travel writing, history, and comic memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Trail\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire, inform, and delight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525955016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016 pg. 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steve Hely","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45351267303605,"sku":"9780525955016","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c4f77be8-491d-41a1-bf20-e0b5c95d0e8e.jpg?v=1746540869","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wonder-trail-true-stories-from-los-angeles-to-the-end-of-the-world-9780525955016","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}