Already have an account? Log in. Trouble signing in? Retrieve credentials. Sign Up. Readers willing to contend with often elliptical 19th-century prose will be rewarded by multiple evocations of a challenging and untamed world.
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This is a dangerous book - you will end up adding yet more books to your T0-Be-Read Shelf and it proves that truth is often stranger than fiction. Whybrow has selected 32 wonderful essays written during the golden age of exploration. These are not me-too rock climbers clambering up El Capitan like hundreds of people before them.
These are real explorers going beyond the reach of civilization. Some well prepared - others not. Some succeed - others die on the way. Some you've heard of - Fridtjof Nans This is a dangerous book - you will end up adding yet more books to your T0-Be-Read Shelf and it proves that truth is often stranger than fiction.
The list of authors skews northern European and American - sometimes to comical effect, like the two young men who traveled across Asia on bicycles in - no treking bikes back then and no bikes at all in China until they arrived.
Isabella Bird travels alone on horseback across the American West - will giving wry English commentary on the habits of Americans. You should read this and give it to your friends. A collection of incredible adventure stories that will have your pulse racing and leave you gasping for breath.
Explore many parts of the world as you journey with the great explorers of our time. Elisa - The Book Grocer South East, United Kingdom. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program terms and conditions - opens in a new window or tab This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees.
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Not ordering to Germany? Click here. Order now for expected delivery to Germany by Christmas. This remarkable collection contains stories from the most compelling and celebrated odysseys of the century, some of them long-forgotten classics of their time. From polar navigation to the search for the source of the Nile to the first crossing of the Himalayas to a quest for the origin of species, this book ranges the globe and captures the restlessness of the human spirit.
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