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Soul-searching in the Americas

An explorer heads across the Atlantic in the 1850s.

Henri de Buren turned his back on life in 19th century Switzerland to experience the Americas first-hand. His travels are to be retold in The Grand Tour, a documentary being filmed by his great-great-grandson Jean-François de Buren. Jessica Dacey reports. (Photos: J-F. de Buren)

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