by JohnKeay (Author)
Madder than the maddest scientists, eccentric travellers made exploration popular. Who could resist the naturalist who wrestled with boa constrictors, the evangelist who stomped the Hindu Kush stark naked, or the vitriolic 'Governor Gallstone' who forsook the American Indians for a horse-drawn odyssey with monkey, parakeet and long-suffering family?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 219
Edition: New edition
Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Published: 25 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 0719561647
ISBN 13: 9780719561641