Traversa - signed

Fran Sandham

ISBN 10: 1590200365 / ISBN 13: 9781590200360

Published by Overlook, 2008

About this Item

THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Documents the author's three-thousand-mile trek across Africa, a foot journey marked by such challenges as land mines, a syphilitic donkey, and giant cockroaches, in an account that also muses on the experiences of such explorers as David Livingstone, Sir H. M. Stanley, and Sir Francis Galton. Signed by the Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Traversa - signed
• Publisher: Overlook
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590200365
• ISBN 13: 9781590200360
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Inspired by the legendary explorers who first crossed the African heartland, Fran Sandham left the daily grind of London to undertake an extraordinary adventure. He traveled on foot across Africa from the Skeleton Coast on the southwest tip of the African continent through Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania, until he reached the Indian Ocean. Traversa is the fascinating account of the hardships and hilarity that he experienced during his epic solo journey.

Sandham describes his brushes with lions and snakes, land mines and bandits, his two-month battle with a syphilitic donkey, malaria, cockroaches the size of mice, and the other everyday troubles that arise when walking across Africa. Underpinned with the stories of his forerunners--David Livingstone, Sir H. M. Stanley, and Sir Francis Galton, among others--Traversa is the enthralling account of a real-life modern-day adventure against the elements.

About the Author

Fran Sandham was an editor at Rough Guides, and worked as a bookseller and in the voluntary sector before that. He has travelled in over 40 countries. He lives in Brighton and London.