My Life as an Explorer Hedin SvenPaperback
My Life as an Explorer Hedin SvenPaperback 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.…
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My Life as an Explorer Hedin SvenPaperback
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. 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. Sven Hedin was not only one of the greatest explorers of the nineteenth century, he was also a brilliant storyteller.
Yet Hedin miraculously survived and went on to meet the Shah of Persia. 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. Thus was set the pattern for his remarkable future, which was one part royalty and ten parts danger.
"My Life as an Explorer" regales the reader with almost more