The Wellesley professor who wrote the words of “America the Beautiful” travelled through Spain from San Sebastian and Burgos to the mosque at Cordova and the Alhambra. She records bull-fights and children playing at them, saints’ legends such as that of the farmer Isidro, soldiers leaving for war, village fiestas and the courtesy of the people she met.
Warm, observant travel writing for anyone drawn to Spain before tourism remade it. Download the free EPUB.