Away At Christmas: Heroic Tales of Exploration From 1492 to the Present Day
Away At Christmas: Heroic Tales of Exploration From 1492 to the Present Day
By: Jeremy Archer
ISBN: 9781904027782
Cover: Hardback
Published: October 2, 2009
Size: 198x129mm
Page Count: 224 pages
Away at Christmas is a collection of stories about the world’s greatest explorers. From 1492 to the present day, it uses diary entries to highlight where each explorer was and what they did to celebrate the festival in some of the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth.
A tribute to the spirit of human endeavour, Away at Christmas is an extraordinary collection charting the startling achievements of explorers through the centuries. With illustrated maps charting the routes taken and distances covered, it’s an ideal gift purchase for any lover of history, endurance and discovery.