{"product_id":"atlas-of-forgotten-places-journeys-to-abandoned-and-deserted-destinations-around-the-globe-paperback","title":"Atlas of Forgotten Places: Journeys to Abandoned and Deserted Destinations Around the Globe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTravis Elborough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the places that time forgot. These abandoned, mysterious, sleeping monuments around the world have been relegated to the margins of history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From ancient ruins and crumbling castles to more recent relics - an art deco New York subway station, a Soviet ghost town in the Arctic Circle, a flooded Thai mall teeming with aquatic life - Travis Elborough takes you on a journey into these \u003cb\u003estrange, overlooked, and disappearing worlds\u003c\/b\u003e and immortalizes them in this \u003cb\u003ebook of original maps, accompanied by moving historic and geographic accounts of each site\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The featured locations are a stark reminder of what was, and the accounts in this investigative book help to bring their stories back to life, telling us what happened, when and why, and to whom. The book features 40 sites, including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSanta Claus, Arizona, USA: \u003c\/b\u003eA festive tourist resort-turned-ghost town deep in the desert where you could once meet Santa Claus any day of the year; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCrystal Palace Subway, London, UK: \u003c\/b\u003e One of the city's best-kept secrets is an underground, cathedral-like relic that many Victorian commuters bustled through; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMontserrat, West Indies: \u003c\/b\u003eThe small Caribbean island with a population of 5,000 that was evacuated when its volcano erupted in 1995. The volcano is still active, and nearly half the island remains a designated exclusion zone; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBalaklava Submarine Base, Crimea: \u003c\/b\u003eThe former top-secret Soviet submarine base that was kept off all official maps and known as Object 825 GTS; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVolterra Psychiatric Hospital, Tuscany, Italy: \u003c\/b\u003e Once dubbed 'the place of no return', this long-closed lunatic asylum once housed 6,000 patients who were never allowed to leave. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From eerie ghost towns to epic undersea monuments, armchair travelers and adventure seekers will be captivated by this curious atlas of strange and surreal abandoned sites across the world. It follows on from the success of the award-winning title \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Vanishing Places\u003c\/i\u003e, and forms part of an atlas series that offers lesser-known histories of hidden, fascinating locations worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso in the Unexpected Atlas series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlas of Improbable Places\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Untamed Places\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlas of the Unexpected\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Vanishing Places\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eWINNER Illustrated Book of the Year - Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians', \u003cb\u003eTravis Elborough\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London, geography, and a broad range of other subjects. His \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Vanishing Places \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020, and he has also written \u003ci\u003eThe Bus We Loved, \u003c\/i\u003e a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include \u003ci\u003eA Traveller's Year\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA London Year\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long-Player Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeing A Writer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People's Institution\u003c\/i\u003e. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKinfolk \u003c\/i\u003eamong others, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches creative writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694585516128,"sku":"9780711290846","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/e705a5f39b805a9ee944f20df209ad1f.webp?v=1775826133","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/atlas-of-forgotten-places-journeys-to-abandoned-and-deserted-destinations-around-the-globe-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}