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Can I read Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear, 1st Edition on EtoBox?
Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear, 1st Edition by Holly Hughes is a travel available to read on EtoBox.
What is Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear, 1st Edition about?
I am most familiar with Frommer's travel guides that focus on cities or regions. However, this series also features other guides on a variety of subjects. The focus here? ". . .places to see before they disappear." That is, on endangered destinations, whether they be animals (e.g., condors) or places (e.g., the Hill of Tara in Ireland) or human artifacts (e.g., Battersea Power Station in London). Truthfully, the title is something of a misnomer. The two active volcanoes in Hawaii (Kilauea and Mauna Loa) are hardly threatened and represent one of the sites to see "before they disappear." The Grand Canyon is unlikely to disappear, although its environment may degrade. Also, global warming is casually and routinely tossed around as a potential threat to some locations; I am not sure we know enough about the phenomenon yet to place great weight on the effects of warming for specific locations. There is also hope. Some of the destinations have improved their prospects over time. For instance, condors were once within a blink of disappearing; now, there are many more than once I would have thought possible. Some threatened venues, to provide a flavor of destinations: Redwoods Forest
Who reads Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear, 1st Edition?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Holly Hughes
- Publisher
- Frommer's ; John Wiley [distributor
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780470189863
- Category
- travel
- Subjects
- Adventure, Economics, Anthropology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25