Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/10/2011 -- New Word City LLC announces the publication of How the West Was Toured, a new eBook by the bestselling author and award-winning travel writer and frequent New York Times and National Public Radio contributor Tony Perrottet.

The Union Pacific Railroad opened the immensity of the American West to Gilded Age adventurers. Perrottet retraces the first transcontinental train trip and recaptures the spirit of 1869.

About the Author- Tony Perrottet
The need for perpetual motion has always been Tony Perrottet’s defining trait. From his current home in the East Village of Manhattan, he has traveled to Fiji, Iceland, Tierra del Fuego, and Zanzibar, while contributing to The New York Times, Smithsonian magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Slate, Outside, The Village Voice, and the London Sunday Times. His work has been selected for the Best American Travel Writing series four times. Perrottet is the author of five books, most recently Napoleon’s Privates and The Sinner’s Grand Tour. He is also a regular guest on National Public Radio and the History Channel, where he has spoken about everything from the Crusades to the birth of disco.

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