Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1820972 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .98" h x 6.03" w x 8.99" l, 1.22 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

From Amazon.com
Go Girl! is part travelogue, part guidebook for African American women. Author Elaine Lee first caught the travel bug from her mother, but it wasn't until she was in her late 30s that she realized travel could mean more than just a vacation. She began to systematically plan her life and finances in order to make travel a focal point, an accomplishment detailed inthe book's concluding essay. But Lee gives the reader plenty to think about before she reveals her own secrets--there's Maya Angelou in Africa, Alice Walker in Bali, Gwendolyn Brooks in Russia, and Jill Nelson on Martha's Vineyard, to name just a few of the 52 women who contribute their travel stories to Lee's book of travel and adventure. Along with the inspiration come snippets of practical advice and some very useful resources listed at the end--everything from travel magazines to cruises geared toward African American travelers.

From Library Journal
Globe-trotting attorney Lee assembled 52 travel pieces presenting the uncommon perspective of black women, mostly African Americans. Assembled under the headings "Back to Africa," "Sistren Travelin'," and "Trippin' All Over the World," many initially appeared in popular women's or travel magazines. Personal impressions based on chats with the locals is the preferred journalistic style, with articles extolling the dignity, demeanor, and dress of Ghanaian and Nigerian women; a cautionary tale about smooth-talking West Indian men; a whimsical account of experiencing a coup in Trinidad; discovery of "love, peace and happiness" in Bahia; and a flirtatious stroll during Carnival in Venice. Gwendolyn Brooks in pre-perestroika Leningrad, perceptive snapshots of Thailand and the former Yugoslavia, and too-brief accounts of visits to slave-sites highlight the collection. Much of the other material is of similar travelog appeal, though some practical advice is also provided. For all pubic libraries.?Lonnie Weatherby, McGill Univ. Lib., Montreal
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Ingram
An anthology of travel stories spiced with information and advice, this guide for African-American and African-Canadian women features tales from a wide array of authors, depicting travel as fun, as pure escape and relaxation; as spiritual quest and an opportunity for growth; and as mind-expanding, life-changing experience. Contributors include Maya Angelou, Jill Nelson, Alice Walker, Jamaica Kincaid, and others.