Sea to Shining Sea

by Berton Roueché

Brings together accounts of thirteen journeys throughout the United States and five special trips to Europe

Genres: Travel

Hardcover

First published January 26, 1986

About the author

Berton Roueché was a medical writer who wrote for The New Yorker magazine for almost fifty years. He also wrote twenty books, including Eleven Blue Men (1954), The Incurable Wound (1958), Feral (1974), and The Medical Detectives (1980). An article he wrote for The New Yorker was made into the 1956 film Bigger Than Life, and many of the medical mysteries on the television show House were inspired by Roueché's writings.

Reviews

[Martha]

Though the book is aging I greatly enjoyed the series of essays on a variety of subjects. There is an emphasis on rail travel and the dining car experience both in the US and Europe and many delightful characters met along the way but there should be enough in this potpourri to welcome and intrigue any reader.