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Burton Holmes (1870-1958)

Holmes was a world traveler, lecturer, photographer, and made films of his travels. He is credited with coining the term “travelogue.” Traveling around the world a number of times, he would photograph and film the sights and then use these tools in his lecture series. In the early 1900, Holmes published a ten volume set of his lecture series. Burton Holmes received a star on Hollywood Boulevard for his filmography. One of his sayings was: “To travel is to possess the world.”

For more information on the career of Burton Holmes, please visit Burton Holmes, Extraordinary Traveler at www.burtonholmes.org.

The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 1.
Into Morocco, Fez, Moorish Empire. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 2.
Round About Paris, Paris Exposition 1, Paris Exposition 2. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 3.
Olympian Games, Grecian Journeys, The Wonders of Thessaly. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 4.
Cities of the Barbary Coast, Oases of the Algerian Sahara, Southern Spain. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 5.
Hawaiian Islands, Edge of China, Manila. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 6.
The Yellowstone National Park, The Grand Canon of Arizona, Moki Land. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 7.
Through Europe with a Camera, Oberammergau, Cycling Through Corsica. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 8.
St. Petersburg, Moscow, Trans-Siberian Railway. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 9.
Down the Amur, Peking the Forbidden City. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 10.
Seoul, Capital of Korea, Japan the Country, Japan the Cities . McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMV (1905).
The Burton Holmes Lectures. Volume 12.
Norway, Sweden, Denmark. McClure, Phillips & Co. New York. MCMX (1910).
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