David Yeadon, author - Reading and Interview




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Summary: Larry Habegger and Stephen Marra interview author, illustrator, journalist, and photographer David Yeadon. A native of Yorkshire, England, David Yeadon has worked as an author, illustrator, journalist, and photographer for more than twenty-five years. An author of more than twenty travel books, Yeadon has specialized in hidden corner and back road exploration. In THE BACK OF BEYOND: TRAVELS TO THE WILD PLACES OF EARTH, and its sequel, LOST WORLDS: EXPLORING THE EARTH'S REMOTE PLACES, he describes his worldwide search for the hidden, the remote, the unusual, and the exotic. He is also a regular travel correspondent for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and many other major travel magazines, with over 200 published features since 1985. In 1993, he received the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Lowell Thomas Gold and Silver Medals for best travel book and best foreign travel feature. Currently, he writes the 'Hidden America' column for National Geographic Travel. Hosted by Stephen Marra and Larry Habegger Produced by William Hedge www.applausecast.com www.travelerstales.com www.travelerstales.com/catalog/wow/author.html