Crossing the Heart of Africa

Julian Smith

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Altri dati

Formato:
Paperback
Editore:
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Anno di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua:
Inglese
Pagine:
336
Dimensioni:
203 X 135
Codice EAN:
9780061873478
Generi:
Travel & Holiday, Africa Travel & Holiday, Travel writing
Altre informazioni:
16-Page Black and White Photo Insert
Prezzo di copertina:
$ 14,99

I contenuti

The amazing true story of Julian Smith, who retraced the journey of legendary British explorer Ewart The Leopard Grogan, the first man to cross the length of Africa, in hopes of also winning the heart of the woman he loved. In 1898, the dashing young British explorer Ewart the Leopard Grogan was in love. In order to prove his mettle to his beloved - and her aristocratic stepfather - he set out on a quest to become the first person to walk across Africa, a feat hitherto thought by many explorers to be impossible . ( New York Times , 1900). In 2007, thirty-five-year-old American journalist Julian Smith faced a similar problem with his girlfriend of six years ...and decided to address it in the same way Grogan had more than a hundred years before: he was going to retrace the Leopard's 4,500-mile journey for love and glory through the lakes, volcanoes, savannas, and crowded modern cities of Africa. Smith interweaves both adventures into a seamless narrative in Crossing the Heart of Africa : the story of two explorers, a century apart, who both traversed the length of Africa to prove themselves ...and came back changed men.

L'Autore

Julian Smith is an award-winning writer, editor and photographer. He is the author of the guidebooks to El Salvador, Ecuador, Virginia and the American Southwest. His writing and photography have appeared in Smithsonian, Outside, Wired, National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, US News and World Report and USA Today. With a background in the natural sciences, including degrees in biology and wildlife ecology, he helped launch and edit Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, an international peer-reviewed scientific journal. He lives in Portland, OR. Find more information on his website: www.juliansmith.com

Leggi la recensione

Grogan would have been a fitting protagonist for Shakespeare ... an insightful and often uproarious romp. ... memorable ... sheds light on Grogan's monumental feat, which is worthy of a revisit. --Boston Globe