In Search of Sheba - A John Murray Journey

Informationen zum Autor Barbara Alex Toy (1908-2001) was born in Australia and moved to England in 1935, working in theatre and film. In 1950, after a bet, she embarked on her first solo expedition, driving a Land Rover (which she named Pollyanna) from Tangier to Baghdad, which launched her career as a travel writer and overlanding pioneer. A Royal Geographical Society Fellow, she completed her second circumnavigation of the world at the age of 81. Klappentext An epic journey by solo traveller Barbara Toy through desert, mountains, and equatorial jungle from Libya to Ethiopia. Vorwort An epic journey by solo traveller Barbara Toy through desert, mountains, and equatorial jungle from Libya to Ethiopia. Zusammenfassung An epic journey by solo traveller Barbara Toy through desert, mountains, and equatorial jungle from Libya to Ethiopia.

Info autore

Barbara Alex Toy (1908-2001) was born in Australia and moved to England in 1935, working in theatre and film. In 1950, after a bet, she embarked on her first solo expedition, driving a Land Rover (which she named Pollyanna) from Tangier to Baghdad, which launched her career as a travel writer and overlanding pioneer. A Royal Geographical Society Fellow, she completed her second circumnavigation of the world at the age of 81.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barbara Toy, Toy Barbara
• Editore: John Murray
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.07.2023
• EAN: 9781399811040
• ISBN: 978-1-399-81104-0
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 126 mm x 196 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, TRAVEL / Africa / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, African History, Sub-Saharan Africa