Wounded Tigris - A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilisation

Informationen zum Autor Leon McCarron is an award-winning writer , broadcaster and explorer from Northern Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the 2022 Geographical Society of Philadelphia's Explorer of the Year, and is known for long-distance expeditions and immersive multimedia storytelling. In the past decade he has travelled over 50,000km by human power, and is currently based in Iraq. Klappentext 'Leon makes the perfect companion for the dusty road' Benedict Allen 'A marvellous adventure and an impressive feat of endurance. This is also a journey that explores the people and landscapes of a misunderstood part of the world with great insight and enthusiasm' Ranulph Fiennes on The Land Beyond 'McCarron is great company, amusing and wise beyond his years (yet still retaining the wide-eyed nature of youth)' 220 Triathlon Magazine Website 'The book is easy to read, fast-paced, funny and introspective' Adventure Travel Magazine on The Road Headed West Vorwort Leon McCarron takes us on fascinating journey down the Tigris River, full of incredible history and beautiful photography. Zusammenfassung Leon McCarron takes us on fascinating journey down the Tigris River, full of incredible history and beautiful photography.

Product details

• Authors: Leon McCarron, Leon McCarron, McCarron Leon
• Publisher: Corsair
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781472156235
• ISBN: 978-1-4721-5623-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 236 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Dilly's Story; Language Acts and Worldmaking
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Syria, TRAVEL / Middle East / General, Turkey, Iraq, Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Türkiye / Turkey