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A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
Contributor(s): Roberts, Jason (Author)

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ISBN: 0007161263     ISBN-13: 9780007161263
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2007
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Annotation: In an era when the blind were routinely warehoused in asylums, James Holman was studying medicine, fighting the slave trade in Africa, hunting rogue elephants, surviving a frozen captivity in Siberia, and circumnavigating the world alone in the 19th century.
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.3" W x 8" L (0.82 lbs) 432 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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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.


Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Jason: -

Jason Roberts is the inaugural winner of the Van Zorn Prize for emerging writers (sponsored by Michael Chabon) and a contributor to the Village Voice, McSweeney's, The Believer, and other publications. He lives in Northern California.


 
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