Southern Cross to Pole Star: Tschiffely's Ride

Tschiffely, Aimé

ISBN 10: 1781857202 / ISBN 13: 9781781857205

Published by Head of Zeus, 2014

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Southern Cross to Pole Star: Tschiffely's Ride
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781857202
• ISBN 13: 9781781857205
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 820 grams

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Synopsis

Aimé Tschiffely's thrilling account of his 10,000-mile journey on horseback from Buenos Aires to New York..
Aimé Tschiffely had an unlikely dream: to ride 10,000 miles from Buenos Aires to New York City. On 23 April 1925 this quiet, unassuming schoolteacher, with little equestrian experience, set out on his epic journey. His only companions were two native Argentine horses called Mancha and Gato.

Together the trio traversed the Pampas, scaled the Andes and swam across the crocodile-infested rivers of Colombia. Along the way they were assailed by vampire bats, mistaken for gods and stalked by hostile revolutionaries. After two harrowing years, the man who had originally been labelled 'a lunatic' by the press was accorded a ticker-tape parade when he rode triumphantly through the streets of New York.

SOUTHERN CROSS TO POLE STAR is a classic of the travelwriting genre, ready to reawaken the spirit of adventure in all those who dare to dream big.

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