Author

Publication

2006-05-30 - HarperCollins

Language

English

Word Count

94,750 words, Guess

Page Count

379 pages

Identifiers

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  • Library of Congress Control Number2005058166
  • Goodreads126049
  • LibraryThing976681

Classifications

  • LCCG246.H65 R63 2006

Description

He was known simply as the Blind Traveler. A solitary, sightless adventurer, James Holman (1786-1857) fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, helped chart the Australian outback — and, astonishingly, circumnavigated the globe, becoming one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored. A Sense of the World is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most epic lives — a story to awaken our own senses of awe and wonder.

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  • A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest TravelerHarperCollins2006-05-30
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