I just finished reading "Travel Writing: The Self and the World" by Casey Blanton. This book was really interesting, and extremely beneficial to the project I'm working on for one of my journalism classes. I'm in the process of researching the ethical questions that travel journalists are faced with, and one prevalent theme (not necessarily ethical) I've found is that many writers insert themselves into their stories.
"Travel Writing" examines the role of the author in his or her book in a very in-depth manner. It also provides a historical context of the evolution of travel writing from Herodotus to Marco Polo to Christopher Columbus to 20th century writers. Extremely thought-provoking read for those interested in travel journalism.
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