Thesiger, Wilfred / Kennedy, Laurence: Arabian Sands

Thesiger, Wilfred / Kennedy, Laurence: Arabian Sands - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Arabian Sands

Artist:

Thesiger, Wilfred / Kennedy, Laurence

Label:

Naxos Audio Books

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

9781781981887

Genre:

Comedy

Release Date:

2018-06-08

Number of Discs:

11

Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger's stunning account of five years spent crossing the Arabian Peninsula by foot and on camels, with nomadic Bedouin tribesmen as guides. Traveling between 1945 and 1950, the British explorer treks through Yemen, The Empty Quarter, Oman and parts of the then Trucial States, crossing and re-crossing around 250,000 miles of this most inhospitable terrain. He was the first European ever to set eyes on the dunes and wadis of these deserts. Faced with constant challenges and trials beneath the punishing sun, his journey is also spiritual and enriching, as it requires the utmost courage, patience, generosity and humor. In clear and evocative prose, Thesiger documents a journey of unimaginable hardship and startling beauty, as well as a time, place and people on the cusp of change.

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