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Description:The great explorers were the celebrities of their day - the romance and danger of their daring expeditions captured the public imagination and the world's headlines to an extraordinary degree. Not all of them lived to tell the tale, of course, but those who emerged triumphant from the jungle, desert, of polar wasteland were hailed as if returning fro beyond the grave. Journalists vied for their stories and publishers rushed their first hand accounts of exciting and dangerous journeys into print for a wide and voracious readership. Acclaimed travel historian John Keay introduces this selection of the best of these firsthand narratives, including those of John Ross and John Franklin, writing about their experiences in the Arctic.; Richard Burton's account of his search for the source of the Nile; Samuel White Baker explored the Reservoir of the Nile and was very successful; Novice at Large- Joseph Thomson took an 1878 expedition to the Central Africa Lakes losing its leader Keith Johnston and Thompson's only European companion; John Speke on Lave Victoria; David Livingstone and Henry Stanley's adventures in central Africa; Alexander McKenzie's first crossing of America and Meriwether Lewis's encounter with the Shoshonee; Robert Peary and Roald Amundsen's voyages to the poles; and the poignant last words of William Wills in Australia and Robert Scott's in Extremis.Keay includes the experiences of four remarkable 20th century explorers: Hiram Bingham on the discovery of Machu Picchu; Wilfred Thesiger on Arabia's Empty Quarter; Edmund Hillary on reaching the summit of Everest; and Harry St John Bridger Philby facing despair and defeat in the Arabian desert.RUNNING TIME ⇒ 20hrs. and 54mins.©2011 Jean Keay (P)2012 Constable & RobinsonWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places. To get started finding The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Constable and Robinson Ltd

Release: 2013

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Description: The great explorers were the celebrities of their day - the romance and danger of their daring expeditions captured the public imagination and the world's headlines to an extraordinary degree. Not all of them lived to tell the tale, of course, but those who emerged triumphant from the jungle, desert, of polar wasteland were hailed as if returning fro beyond the grave. Journalists vied for their stories and publishers rushed their first hand accounts of exciting and dangerous journeys into print for a wide and voracious readership. Acclaimed travel historian John Keay introduces this selection of the best of these firsthand narratives, including those of John Ross and John Franklin, writing about their experiences in the Arctic.; Richard Burton's account of his search for the source of the Nile; Samuel White Baker explored the Reservoir of the Nile and was very successful; Novice at Large- Joseph Thomson took an 1878 expedition to the Central Africa Lakes losing its leader Keith Johnston and Thompson's only European companion; John Speke on Lave Victoria; David Livingstone and Henry Stanley's adventures in central Africa; Alexander McKenzie's first crossing of America and Meriwether Lewis's encounter with the Shoshonee; Robert Peary and Roald Amundsen's voyages to the poles; and the poignant last words of William Wills in Australia and Robert Scott's in Extremis.Keay includes the experiences of four remarkable 20th century explorers: Hiram Bingham on the discovery of Machu Picchu; Wilfred Thesiger on Arabia's Empty Quarter; Edmund Hillary on reaching the summit of Everest; and Harry St John Bridger Philby facing despair and defeat in the Arabian desert.RUNNING TIME ⇒ 20hrs. and 54mins.©2011 Jean Keay (P)2012 Constable & RobinsonWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places. To get started finding The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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