Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose.

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• Vincent Van Gogh

  Painter

  Wednesday, Mar 30, 1853
  Tuesday, Jul 29, 1890

• Mother Teresa

  Saint

  Friday, Aug 26, 1910
  Friday, Sep 05, 1997

• Ronald Reagan

  40Th US President

  Monday, Feb 06, 1911
  Saturday, Jun 05, 2004

• Groucho Marx

  Comedian

  Thursday, Oct 02, 1890
  Friday, Aug 19, 1977

• Edgar Allan Poe

  Author

  Thursday, Jan 19, 1809
  Sunday, Oct 07, 1849

• Isaac Newton

  Physicist

  Sunday, Jan 04, 1643
  Monday, Mar 31, 1727

• Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Philosopher

  
  

• Yogi Berra

  Baseball Manager

  Tuesday, May 12, 1925
  Tuesday, Sep 22, 2015

• Robert Frost

  Poet

  Thursday, Mar 26, 1874
  Tuesday, Jan 29, 1963

• Saint Augustine

  Saint

  Saturday, Nov 13, 0354
  Wednesday, Aug 28, 0430

• Napoleon Bonaparte

  Military Commander

  Tuesday, Aug 15, 1769
  Saturday, May 05, 1821

• Ernest Hemingway

  Author

  Friday, Jul 21, 1899
  Sunday, Jul 02, 1961

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

  34Th U.s. President

  Tuesday, Oct 14, 1890
  Friday, Mar 28, 1969

• Abraham Lincoln

  16Th U.S. President

  Sunday, Feb 12, 1809
  Saturday, Apr 15, 1865

• Oscar Wilde

  Writer

  Monday, Oct 16, 1854
  Friday, Nov 30, 1900