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Art Of Travel (1872): Or, Shifts And Contrivances Available In Wild Countries
Author: Galton, Francis
Great Voyagers; Paperback; Illustrations
400 pages
Published: October 2000
Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 1842122096
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Few Victorian travelers set off without this indispensable book in their baggage. Conceived during a voyage to Southwestern Africa in the 1850s, it eventually ran into eight editions; this version was the last to incorporate new material. Quaint, practical, and VERY politically incorrect, this wonderful time capsule reveals how Tibetans keep warm, how to build a snow house, and a multitude of tried, tested, and now forgotten tips.A reprint of the famous handbook used by nineteenth-century explorers, first published in 1855. Few Victorian travellers set off without a copy of this indispensable volume in their baggage. Francis Galton conceived the idea for the book whilst exploring Southwestern Africa in the 1850s and the book, first published in 1855, ran into eight editions.


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