What was the title of Rick Steves’ first book?
According to his website, “Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel.” PBS NC viewers know him best as the host of dozens of travel specials and, of course, the long-running RICK STEVES EUROPE. He is certainly America’s leading authority on European travel, earning that title over years of traveling, writing, guiding and instructing.
In 1980, Rick Steves self-published his first book. The first edition of 2,000 copies was obviously a hit since he’s updated and added to the guide over the years. In 2020, he celebrated the book’s 40th anniversary by noting on his blog, “The book has more than quadrupled in size, as it’s evolved as much as everything else in the last four decades. This is the book you read before your trip to learn from my experience rather than your own to enjoy maximum travel fun per mile, minute, and dollar.”
So what’s the book? What’s the title of Rick Steves’ first book, self-published in 1980?
The tile is EUROPE THROUGH THE BACK DOOR. The 39th edition is available at ricksteves.com
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