0
17 years of experience17 years of Excellence
SUBJECTS
ADV. SEARCH
Indian Books on Discounts
  Dead Reckoning: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Golden Age of Exploration,1800-1900
 

Dead Reckoning: The Greatest Adventure Writing Of The Golden Age Of Exploration,1800-1900

by Helen Whybrow

  Price : Rs 1195.00
  Your Price : Rs 1075.50
Discount
10
Out of Stock
  This definitive collection of adventure writing contains 35 stories from the most compelling odysseys of the 19th century: Fridtjof Nansen tries to walk to the North Pole; Mary Kingsley wanders alone in the jungles of West Africa; Richard Burton makes a forbidden pilgrimage to Mecca; Mary Mummery describes a harrowing first ascent in the Alps; Francis Parkman hunts buffalo with the Sioux. 30 illustrations.

For Intensity Of Geographical Exploration and wealth of first-rate adventure writing by intrepid men and women, the nineteenth century stands alone. This definitive collection contains thirty-five stories from the most compelling odysseys of the century: Fridtjof Nansen tries to walk to the North Pole; Mary Kingsley wanders alone in the jungles of West Africa; Richard Burton makes a forbidden pilgrimage to Mecca; Mary Mummery describes a harrowing first ascent in the Alps; Francis Parkman hunts buffalo with the Sioux.

The excerpts are as varied as the voyages themselves -- some humorous and lighthearted, others desperate and thrilling -- but all are examples of adventure, and adventure writing, at the highest level. Several long-forgotten classics are reprinted here for the first time in one hundred years. From the search for the source of the Nile to the first crossing of the Himalayas to a quest for the origin of species, this book ranges the globe and captures the restlessness of the human spirit. ISBN - 9780393010541
 


Pages : 416
Credit Cards
Payment accepted by All Major Credit and Debit Cards, Net Banking, Cash Cards, Paytm, UPI, Paypal. Our payment gateways are 100% secure.
Check Delivery
Books of Similar Interest
18%
What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur
by Leon Presser
10%
Real English Coursebook - 1: A Multi-Skill English Language Course
by Brinder Aulakh
LabVIEW: Advanced Programming Techniques [With CDROM]
by Bitter
10%
Marketing Warfare, 20th Anniversary Edition
by Al Ries , Jack Trout
10%
GATE- 2014: Mechanical Engg Solved Papers
by ME Team
Best Book Mart
Support

Call Us Phone : +91-9266663909
Email Us Email : support [at] bestbookmart.com
Working Hours Timing : 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Mon-Fri)
Powered By
CCAvenue
SSL Protection