Polish Cities by Phillip Ward
This delightful, practical book guides the traveler through the attractions of the cities of Cracow, Gdansk, and Warsaw, with excursions to the mountains around Zakopane, the salt mines of Wieliczka, the concentration-camp complex of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Teutonic Order's castle at Malbork, and the Baltic towns of Sopot and Gdynia. Cracow, the medieval capital, remains one of the most romantic cities of Central Europe, with Wawel Castle and Cathedral, the Renaissance Cloth Hall and Market Square, great churches and monasteries, museums and theaters. A vibrant hub of hanseatic trade in former times and of the Solidarity movement more recently, Gdansk is a bustling seaport with maritime traditions and a totally different atmosphere from other Polish cities. Warsaw, devastated in World War II, has become a lively center of commerce industry, and government, The Royal Way from the newly restored Castle to Wilanow Palace had shops, great palaces, and the picturesque Old Market Square. Travel writer Philip Ward has explored fifty countries around the world. His interpretations of the face and heart of Poland, past and present, will strike the reader as compelling, provoking, and above all, unique.
PHILLIP WARD is a consultant and researcher, curator, multimedia artist, photographer, poet, and writer. His writings, photographs, and box constructions have appeared in an array of magazines, journals, and books; the internet; as well as group exhibitions in New York and Japan. Mr. Ward was Quentin Crisp's personal assistant, dresser, typist, editor, and companion during the 1980s and until Mr. Crisp's death in 1999. Mr. Ward is the archivist and curator of the Crisperanto: The Quentin Crisp Archives (crisperanto.org); and is literary and estate executor of Mr. Crisp's estate, and editor of Mr. Crisp's final book The Last Word (co-edited with Laurence Watts). It was through his friendship with Quentin Crisp that Mr. Ward was introduced to Martin Fishman and his photography. Phillip Ward was born in Paintsville, Kentucky, and lives in Manhattan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780882897394 |
| ISBN 10 | 088289739X |
| Title | Polish Cities |
| Author | Phillip Ward |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pelican Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1989-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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