Wilfred Thesiger was born a few centuries too late, given his enterprising spirit and his thirst for the pristine lands, untouched by human development. His is the temperament and the dogged determination that had led men to reject the comfort of home and the perks of civilized society and prefer...
This is a collection of excerpts from famous works of exploration, and features almost all of the expected explorers from the 18th, 19th and early 20th century.Many of the excerpts are excellent - Alexander Burns, Ed Hillary, Charles Doughty, Harry St John Bridger Philby, Wilfred Thesiger, Mungo ...