The Old Patagonian ExpressINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. The Old Patagonian Express chronicles Paul Therouxs train journey from his home in Boston, Massachusetts to the foot of South America, in 1978. Full of witty and sharp observations, Theroux goes out of his way to talk to as many locals as possible along the way. Starting with a rush hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux winds up on the poky, wandering Old Patagonian

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