Peter Rowe

Out There (eBook, ePUB)

The Batshit Antics of the World's Great Explorers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The years 1800-1940 were the heyday of the independent explorerfree-spirited, mostly European adventurers who took incredible risks in pursuit of discovery and fame.



Some lit out for the mysterious city of Timbuktu, others the source of the Nile River, or the elusive Northwest Passage over Canada, or the fabled lost cities of Latin America, or the North or South Polesquests that obsessed nineteenth-century explorers and hardly matter today. They were a special breed of traveller: courageous and determined, gluttons for punishment, frequently self-financed, and often horrendously misinformed and ill-prepared. While a lucky few returned home in glory, far more starved or froze or succumbed to cannibalism or died of malaria or dysentery or at the hands of angry locals or wild beasts or were simply never heard from again.



In equal parts eye-opening, shocking, and hilarious, Out There is a totally original account of their extraordinary exploits.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sutherland House Books
• Seitenzahl: 595
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781990823435
• Artikelnr.: 68184333

Autorenporträt

Peter Rowe is a Canadian filmmaker and author specializing in themes of history and exploration. He is the producer of the 49-part television series Angry Planet, which airs on streaming and television networks around the world. His book, Music vs The Man was published in 2020.