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He was known simply as the Blind Traveler. A solitary, sightless adventurer, James Holman (1786-1857) fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, helped chart the Australian outback--and, astonishingly, circumnavigated the globe, becoming one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored. A Sense of the World is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most epic lives--a story to awaken our own senses of awe and wonder.
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A Sense of the World In an era when the blind were routinely warehoused in asylums, James Holman was studying medicine, fighting the slave trade in Africa, hunting rogue elephants, surviving a frozen captivity in Siberia, and circumnavigating the world alone in the 19th century.
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"Vibrant prose."--Washington Post
"Roberts has achieved much. His research is meticulous and...a person lost to history is now rediscovered."--Denver Rocky Mountain News
"Painstakingly researched. Worth reading."--Irish Times
"A tribute to an inspiring figure who, despite his blindness, was a far-sighted traveller."--Bath Chronicle (UK)
"Holman's life as told in this biography reads like a dare to get out of the house and live!"--NPR's Holiday Book Roundup
"Holman's remarkable life story, coupled with Roberts' extraordinary gifts as a storyteller, make this a fascinating read."--Contra Costa Times
"Fascinating...rich...I don't expect to read a better [book] soon."--Weekend Australian
"Enthralling...inspiring A moving, mesmerizing biography."--Time magazine
"(A) meticulous recreation of Holman's world."--Miami Herald
"Enthralling. A masterpiece of biography, travel writing and medical journalism."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Roberts has achieved much. His research is meticulous and...a person lost to history is now rediscovered."--Denver Rocky Mountain News
"Painstakingly researched. Worth reading."--Irish Times
"A tribute to an inspiring figure who, despite his blindness, was a far-sighted traveller."--Bath Chronicle (UK)
"Holman's life as told in this biography reads like a dare to get out of the house and live!"--NPR's Holiday Book Roundup
"Holman's remarkable life story, coupled with Roberts' extraordinary gifts as a storyteller, make this a fascinating read."--Contra Costa Times
"Fascinating...rich...I don't expect to read a better [book] soon."--Weekend Australian
"Enthralling...inspiring A moving, mesmerizing biography."--Time magazine
"(A) meticulous recreation of Holman's world."--Miami Herald
"Enthralling. A masterpiece of biography, travel writing and medical journalism."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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