![]() ![]() Initially, this was both a travel center and a piano teaching studio. The book contained a page that said "Anyone caught reprinting any material herein for any purpose whatsoever will be thanked profusely." Unlike most guidebook entrepreneurs, he opened a storefront business. Steves self-published the first edition of his travel skills book ETBD in 1980. In 1979, based on his travel classes, he wrote the first edition of Europe Through the Back Door (ETBD), a general guide on how to travel in Europe. At the time, he also worked as a piano teacher. In his 20s, Steves started teaching travel classes through The Experimental College, a student-run program of non-credit classes at his alma mater, the University of Washington, and working as a tour guide in the summer. Steves attended the University of Washington, majoring in European history and business administration, graduating in 1978. He kept journals of all of those experiences, as well. ![]() The family also visited relatives in Norway during the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and in a park in Oslo, Steves came to a realization that would influence him throughout his life: "This planet must be home to billions of equally lovable children of God." When he turned 18, he again visited Europe, but without his parents. He still has all of those cards stored in a wooden box. He documented what he saw and experienced on the backs of postcards which he numbered sequentially. The family owned a piano store named "Steves Sound of Music" where they imported and sold pianos, and also tuned pianos. When Steves was 14, he and his parents took a trip to Europe to see the factories that manufactured pianos. The family moved to Edmonds, Washington in 1967. ![]() His mother, June Erna, was born to Norwegian immigrants Harold and Erna Fremmerlid. was born in Barstow, California, to parents Richard John Steves, a high school band director and piano technician, June Erna Steves, née Fremmerlid. In 2006, he became a syndicated newspaper columnist, and in 2010, his company released a mobile phone application called "Rick Steves’ Audio Europe" containing self-guided walking tours and geographic information.Įarly life and career Rick Steves's corporate headquarters in Edmonds, Washington Steves also has a public radio travel show called Travel with Rick Steves (2005−present) and has authored numerous travel guides, the first of which was the popular Europe Through the Back Door. From 2000 to 2020, he hosted Rick Steves' Europe, a travel series on public television. His travel philosophy encourages people to explore less-touristy areas of destinations and to become immersed in the local people's way of life. (born May 10, 1955) is an American travel writer, author, activist, and television personality. SchertzĢ The Arch of Titus: Triumph, Funeral, and Apotheosis in Ancient Rome Ida Östenbergģ Flavius Josephus and the Arch of Titus: Commemorating the Jewish War in Word and Stone Samuele RoccaĤ A Narrative Triumph: The Rabbis Write Back to the Empire Galit Hasan-Rokemĥ Pagan Rome in the Service of the Church: Christian Perceptions of the Arch of Titus in the Middle Ages Marie-Thérèse ChampagneĦ Early Modern Visitors to the Arch of Titus William Stenhouseħ Moses Mendelssohn on the Arch of Titus Menorah Steven FineĨ Valadier at the Arch of Titus: Papal Reconstruction and Archeological Restoration under Pius VII Marina Caffieroĩ “Without Leaving Home”: Artists as Real and Virtual Pilgrims to the Arch of Titus Jacob Wisseġ0 The Arch of Titus in New York: The Menorahs at the Cathedral of St.Richard John Steves Jr. Tables Lenders to the Exhibition Foreword Ari Berman Preface Steven Fine and Jacob Wisse Contributors Introduction: Searching for Butterflies under the Arch of Titus Steven Fineġ The Spoils of Jerusalem in Color: The Making of a Polychrome Model Steven Fine, Donald H. ![]()
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