ISBN: 9781900971454

Desert exploration, like climbing Everest or polar expeditions, is not for the faint-hearted, and many of the vivid tales within this fascinating biographical history end in tragedy. Howe… Mehr…

Desert exploration, like climbing Everest or polar expeditions, is not for the faint-hearted, and many of the vivid tales within this fascinating biographical history end in tragedy. However, the informative and absorbing descriptions of the extraordinary journeys, challenges and achievements of these intrepid figures, are captivating. They risked their lives variously for good old fashioned epic adventure, solitude, fame, the answer to mythical questions and some were even spies. They experienced fear, excitement and hardship in their journeys into the unknown. There are many books on exploration but remarkably few on desert exploration. Moreover, some of the great desert explorers of the last three hundred years are now very little remembered or appreciated in comparison, say, with those who ventured to the poles, climbed Everest, or sought the source of the Nile. Yet, crossing unknown deserts is no less challenging. This volume finally brings these Great Desert Explorers into the limelight, with short, illustrated biographies of around 60 of the most interesting, intrepid and important explorers of the world's greatest deserts. There is also a brief introduction to each desert region. The many original quotations, illustrations and maps, contemporary figures, as well as plates of a range of desert landscapes make this a colorful, lively and informative read. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Biography>Biography Other>Biography Other, Silphium Press Core >1<

ISBN: 9781900971454

Desert exploration, like climbing Everest or polar expeditions, is not for the faint-hearted, and many of the vivid tales within this fascinating biographical history end in tragedy. Howe… Mehr…

Desert exploration, like climbing Everest or polar expeditions, is not for the faint-hearted, and many of the vivid tales within this fascinating biographical history end in tragedy. However, the informative and absorbing descriptions of the extraordinary journeys, challenges and achievements of these intrepid figures, are captivating. They risked their lives variously for good old fashioned epic adventure, solitude, fame, the answer to mythical questions and some were even spies. They experienced fear, excitement and hardship in their journeys into the unknown. There are many books on exploration but remarkably few on desert exploration. Moreover, some of the great desert explorers of the last three hundred years are now very little remembered or appreciated in comparison, say, with those who ventured to the poles, climbed Everest, or sought the source of the Nile. Yet, crossing unknown deserts is no less challenging. This volume finally brings these Great Desert Explorers into the limelight, with short, illustrated biographies of around 60 of the most interesting, intrepid and important explorers of the world&;s greatest deserts. There is also a brief introduction to each desert region. The many original quotations, illustrations and maps, contemporary figures, as well as plates of a range of desert landscapes make this a colorful, lively and informative read. Books<

ISBN: 9781900971454

by Andrew Goudie, PRINT ISBN: 9781900971454 E-TEXT ISBN: 9781900971461 Additional ISBNs: 9781900971478, 9781900971485 Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors LLC eBook Other pricing str… Mehr…

by Andrew Goudie, PRINT ISBN: 9781900971454 E-TEXT ISBN: 9781900971461 Additional ISBNs: 9781900971478, 9781900971485 Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors LLC eBook Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., Silphium Press<

2016, ISBN: 9781900971454

Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Society for Libyan Studies], Society for Libyan Studies, 2016

2016, ISBN: 9781900971454

Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Society for Libyan Studies]