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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A collection of tales mostly about European conquest of equatorial locales in South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. I am not convinced of the veracity of most of these stories, especially given the dearth of references cited. However, if you take it just as a bunch of legends, it can be a fairly fun read. Just try to look at it for the adventure, and conveniently ignore the maltreatment of the locals (which is glossed over in the text anyway). You'll enjoy it much more that way. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The Equator has no tangible existence beyond maps, but yet it lives, a hugely significant symbol in the minds and hearts of navigators, travellers, poets, madmen and dreamers of all eras. In this volume the Italian historian Gianni Guadalupi, and writer Anthony Shugaar, have collected tales of human culture, endeavour and equatorial adventures. Many have responded to the challenge of the Line, setting out to discover the mysterious source of the Nile, the enigma of the Congo's swell, the perils of the Doldrums, and the powerful search for El Nino, the quest for a lost Eden and the search for El Dorado. Others have been seekers after a new way of life, like Elisa the nude Baroness of the Galapagos, or Robert Louis Stevenson, for whom the fearsome King Tembinok built at Latitude Zero in the Gilbert Islands, an enclave named Equator City. So many grand expeditions and projects, together with the names of many great explorers and eccentrics, make this anthology a voyage of human discovery. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)910.9History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel History, geographic treatment, biography - Discovery. explorationLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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