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| Preface | xi | |
| Part I | Basic Ingredients: Geography and How to Sell It | 1 |
| Part II | North America: Charm of the Familiar | 33 |
| Chapter 1 | New England: The Cradle of Liberty | 41 |
| Chapter 2 | New York and New Jersey: Broadway and Boardwalk | 53 |
| Chapter 3 | Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.: The Mid-Atlantic Medley | 67 |
| Chapter 4 | Florida: Where the Mouse Roars | 81 |
| Chapter 5 | California and Arizona: Glamour and Grandeur | 95 |
| Chapter 6 | Canada and Alaska: The Great White North | 111 |
| Chapter 7 | Hawaii: Paradise Found | 127 |
| Chapter 8 | North American Potpourri (East) | 139 |
| Chapter 9 | North American Potpourri (West) | 151 |
| Part III | Latin America and the Caribbean: Rhythms of Culture | 165 |
| Chapter 10 | Mexico: Tropical Fiesta | 173 |
| Chapter 11 | The Caribbean: A Sea of Nations | 187 |
| Chapter 12 | Brazil: Where Everything Sizzles | 203 |
| Chapter 13 | Latin American Potpourri | 217 |
| Part IV | Europe: Continental Flair | 239 |
| Chapter 14 | Great Britain and Ireland: Foreign, Yet Familiar | 247 |
| Chapter 15 | France: The Movable Feast | 261 |
| Chapter 16 | Italy: Pisa and Pizza | 277 |
| Chapter 17 | Spain and Portugal: Everything Under the Sun | 291 |
| Chapter 18 | Germany: Romantic Roads | 307 |
| Chapter 19 | Greece and Turkey: An Odyssey of Culture | 321 |
| Chapter 20 | European Potpourri | 335 |
| Part V | Africa and the Middle East: Savannahs and Sand | 353 |
| Chapter 21 | Egypt: Riddles in the Sand | 361 |
| Chapter 22 | Israel, Palestine, and Jordan: The Holy Lands | 373 |
| Chapter 23 | Kenya and Tanzania: The Lion Sleeps Tonight | 387 |
| Chapter 24 | African and Middle Eastern Potpourri | 399 |
| Part VI | Asia and the Pacific: Rim of Mystery | 419 |
| Chapter 25 | Australia and New Zealand: Where Things Are Jumping | 427 |
| Chapter 26 | The Pacific: Fantasy Islands | 443 |
| Chapter 27 | Japan: Pearl of the Orient | 457 |
| Chapter 28 | Singapore and Thailand: Crossroads of Asia | 471 |
| Chapter 29 | China: Of Red and Gold | 485 |
| Chapter 30 | Asia and the Pacific Potpourri | 501 |
| Appendix A | Average Length of Stay--Leisure Travelers | 523 |
| Appendix B | Research Resources | 525 |
| Appendix C | Destination-Related Feature Films | 527 |
| Index | 529 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $159.43 | Digital |
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Man Wah Wong
reviewed Selling Destinations on December 15, 2016
Selling Destinations
I read this book, and found much of the information interesting and fascinating. However, I found numerous factual errors, including the following:
1. Davis writes that Texas was annexed into the United States in 1836 - This actually occurred in December, 1845. (p. 116)
2. Davis writes that the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific was the site of the detonation of the first nuclear bomb in 1946 - The first nuclear bomb was actually detonated on July 16, 1945 in Almagordo, New Mexico. (p. 184)
3. In his list of the longest rivers in the world, Davis neglects to mention the Volga River in Russia. (p. 188)
4. Davis wrote, "In its post-1854 quest for modern power, Japan did not make the mistake of turning inwards as so many other countries have done." (p. 258) However, this statement ignores the fact that beginning in 1603, Japan did just that, and isolated herself from the outside world for two and a half centuries.
5. Davis writes that North and South Vietnam were reunited in 1976 - This actually happened in 1975, following the fall of Saigon. (p. 264)
6. Davis writes that on July 11, 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon - This event actually took place on July 20, 1969. (p. 324)
7. Davis writes that In August, 1975, Viking 1 landed on Mars, and Viking 2 landed on Mars in September, 1975 - The actual dates for these two landings were July 20, 1976 for Viking 1 and August 7, 1976 for Viking 2. (p. 325)
In addition, I found that Davis wrote with a fairly strong liberal bias throughout the entire book.
While I found the book quite readable and learned many fascinating facts, I was disappointed by the factual errors that I recognized in the book. If Davis was wrong about the facts I listed above, what other facts did he get wrong in this book?
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