At the age of nine, Joyce Brooks made a vow in a Texas cotton patch to travel the world and write a book about it. It took her sixty years to achieve this goal. At the age of 69 she stepped on her seventh continent, Antarctica, thus the title,"Seven Before Seventy". Her story is one of setting goals, and never give up, regardless of the hardships along the way. You will delight in this story of personal accomplishment as you travel with her around the globe and pick up interesting destination history and insider tips along the way, depicted in numerous pictures.