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The Oxford Book of Exploration,Used
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Review Review of previous edition: "It is an exceedingly handsome but affordable volume, full of exciting stories and odd bits of historical facts."The Times [London] Product Description This is a comprehensive anthology of the writings of explorers through the ages, now fully revised and updated. The ultimate in travel writing, these are the words of those who changed the world through their pioneering search for new lands, new peoples, and new experiences. The book takes us to Asia with Vasco da Gama and Wilfred Thesiger, to the Americas with Sir Francis Drake and Meriweather Lewis, to Africa with Dr David Livingstone and Mary Kingsley, to the Pacific with Ferdinand Magellan and James Cook, to the Poles with Robert Peary and Captain Scott, and beyondthe Earth with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. About the Author Robin HanburyTenison is a wellknown explorer, author, conservationist, broadcaster, filmmaker, and campaigner. Named by the Sunday Times in 1982 as 'the greatest explorer of the past 20 years', he made the first land crossing of South America at its widest point, and the first river crossing ofSouth America from north to south from the Orinoco to Buenos Aires. He was one of the founders of Survival International, the worldwide movement to support tribal peoples, and has been awarded an OBE for his work in lobbying on their behalf. He is a regular contributor of articles and reviews tonewspapers and magazines, has made several films of his expeditions for television, and broadcasts regularly in radio and on TV.
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