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Page 231
... Palio ( Race for the Palio ) , sev- eral times and have been more impressed each time . Pageantry Outshines Actual Race Although the Sienese become frantic over the race , it is the brilliant spectacle that at- tracts visitors . As a ...
... Palio ( Race for the Palio ) , sev- eral times and have been more impressed each time . Pageantry Outshines Actual Race Although the Sienese become frantic over the race , it is the brilliant spectacle that at- tracts visitors . As a ...
Page 232
... Palio Centuries ago the city celebrated by watching armored rivals battling in tournaments . Later festivals saw buffalo races and bullfights ( page 231 ) . Today competition is limited to the horse race , but spectators crowd balconies ...
... Palio Centuries ago the city celebrated by watching armored rivals battling in tournaments . Later festivals saw buffalo races and bullfights ( page 231 ) . Today competition is limited to the horse race , but spectators crowd balconies ...
Page 236
... Palio is an affair of but a few hectic minutes , as the ancient clock on the lofty Mangia tower of the Palazzo Pubblico attests ( page 238 ) ; but no thrill- packed race on earth could arouse more en- thusiasm , and the time seems ...
... Palio is an affair of but a few hectic minutes , as the ancient clock on the lofty Mangia tower of the Palazzo Pubblico attests ( page 238 ) ; but no thrill- packed race on earth could arouse more en- thusiasm , and the time seems ...
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Around the World in Eighty Days By Newman Bumstead With 34 illustrations | 9 |
Colorados Friendly Topland Rocky Mountains By Robert M Ormes With 19 illus | 11 |
Biggest Little Library in the World By Joseph T Foster 411 | 11 |
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