'Pecos to Panama Overland Summer 2009' is Announced

PECOS, Texas

In her new book, "Pecos to Panama Overland Summer 2009" (published by Xlibris), author Brenilda Bauer shares her exciting overland journey from Texas to Panama. It depicts the adventures and misadventures she and her husband experienced during their travels through Central America. Illustrated with numerous color photographs, this little book relates in a straightforward manner what it is like to travel overland by automobile to the Isthmus of Panama.

This is the story shared by a native Panamanian and a native American during their journey from his native land to hers. This book vividly depicts a 3,000-mile journey that will make readers aware of the myriad of differences in language, culture and habits encountered in their adventure. Through a series of narratives and photographs, it reflects on both the high and low points of an overland trek down through Central America to the Isthmus of Panama taken by author Bauer and her husband in the summer of 2009.

"Pecos to Panama Overland Summer 2009" is a wildly captivating book for those with a sense of adventure as well as a sense of humor and an interest in geography. Highly informative and entertaining, this book is bound to keep readers absorbed from first page until last.

"Pecos to Panama Overland Summer 2009"
By Brenilda Bauer
Hardcover | 8.5 x 11in | 52 pages | ISBN 9781503552203
Softcover | 8.5 x 11in | 52 pages | ISBN 9781503552210
E-Book | 52 pages | ISBN 9781503552227
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
A native of the Republic of Panama, Brenilda R. Bauer was born in the province of Chiriqui and grew up in a family of six brothers and four sisters in a small village near the frontier in Costa Rica. After finishing high school in Panama, she attended Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. While a student at LSU, she also took courses at the University of Innsbruck in Austria and graduated from LSU with a bachelor of arts degree with a major in history and a minor in English. Subsequently, she moved to West Texas, where she enrolled at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, earning a master of arts degree in history.

Presently, Brenilda resides with her husband, Bruce, and five hopelessly spoiled cats in a former restaurant known as the Best Café in his hometown of Pecos, Texas, from which they occasionally travel to and from Panama overland and by air.

Xlibris Publishing, an Author Solutions, LLC imprint, is a self-publishing services provider created in 1997 by authors, for authors. By focusing on the needs of creative writers and artists and adopting the latest print-on-demand publishing technology and strategies, we provide expert publishing services with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound and full-color formats. To date, Xlibris has helped to publish more than 60,000 titles. For more information, visit xlibris.com or call 1-888-795-4274 to receive a free publishing guide. Follow us @XlibrisPub on Twitter for the latest news.

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