My Life as an Explorer - Softcover

Hedin, Sven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590480767 ISBN 13: 9781590480762

Publisher: The Long Riders' Guild Press, 2001

Synopsis

My Life as an Explorer This is that rarest of books, the one you grab when the house is on fire, or you re about to be marooned on a desert island with nothing else to read. Sven Hedin was not only one of the greatest explorers of the nineteenth century, he was also a brilliant storyteller. Nowhere does the Swedish author tell a tale of excitement, adventure, danger, travel, and hair-raising escape like he does in My Life as an Explorer . Written in an engaging anecdotal style, Hedin explains how he first went to Persia in 1885. Even this first trip was full of mishaps, as he nearly lost his life riding across the snow-covered Elbruz mountains during a fierce snow-storm. Yet Hedin...

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"No syllable is wasted...each sentence is as vibrant as the lilt of a Norse saga." -The New York Times"An account of an astonishing number of adventures...and of perils, a tithe of which would satisfy most men." -New York Tribune "No syllable is wasted...each sentence is as vibrant as the lilt of a Norse saga." -The New York Times "An account of an astonishing number of adventures...and of perils, a tithe of which would satisfy most men." -New York Tribune "No syllable is wasted...each sentence is as vibrant as the lilt of a Norse saga." -The New York Times "An account of an astonishing number of adventures...and of perils, a tithe of which would satisfy most men." -New York Tribune "No syllable is wasted...each sentence is as vibrant as the lilt of a Norse saga." -The New York Times"An account of an astonishing number of adventures...and of perils, a tithe of which would satisfy most men." -New York Tribune

About the Author:

SVEN HEDIN was born in Sweden, educated in Germany, and spent much of his life roaming Central Asia. He spoke seven languages, published more than fifty books, and won honors and acclaim around the globe. He died in 1952 at the age of 87. PETER HOPKIRK is the author of five popular histories involving Central Asia, including The Great Game, Trespassers on the Roof of the World, and Setting the East Ablaze (all available from Kodansha Globe). He lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Long Riders' Guild Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1590480767
• ISBN 13: 9781590480762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 548