In between the search for the Poles, the climbing of Everest and the Space Race, the exploration of the Sahara – a huge swathe of terrain, the size of India – by motor car is one of the untold chapters in the story of twentieth-century exploration. Many people have become fascinated by this area since falling in love with the scenery of ‘The English Patient’.
Wheels Across The Desert: Exploration Of The Libyan Desert By Motorcar 1916-1942
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Andrew Goudie (2008).
In between the search for the Poles, the climbing of Everest and the Space Race, the exploration of the Sahara – a huge swathe of terrain, the size of India – by motor car is one of the untold chapters in the story of twentieth-century exploration. Many people have become fascinated by this area since falling in love with the scenery of ‘The English Patient’.
In this fascinating and very readable volume, Andrew Goudie, a world authority on desert environments, charts the travels of the early desert explorers who drove across uncharted territory by motor car.
Additional information
| ISBN | 978-1900971072 |
|---|---|
| Pages | |
| Maps | 12 |
| Publication Date | 2008 |
| Photographs | 55 |
