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Access All Areas, Selected Writings 1990-2011

Access All Areas, Selected Writings 1990-2011


by Sara Wheeler

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2013
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

Including Wheeler's forays into Albania and the Arctic, a trip aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, a trek to Tierra del Fuego, a slog through the swamps of Malawi and other travels, this anthology also includes her profiles of Mary Kingsley, Isabella Bird and other adventurers she admires. (TVL560, $18.00)

Cherry, A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Cherry, A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard


by Sara Wheeler

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 353 PAGES

Wheeler (Terra Incognita) captures the thrill of Victorian polar exploration -- and the anguish of a man haunted by the death of his colleagues on the march back from the pole. (ANT168, $14.95)

Evia, Travels on an Undiscovered Greek Island

Evia, Travels on an Undiscovered Greek Island


by Sara Wheeler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Wheeler depicts the vanishing cultures and traditions of rural Greece in this warm account of her travels among the people of Evia. Known as Euboia in classical history and Negroponte for many centuries, the island (GRE466, $19.00)

The Magnetic North

The Magnetic North


by Sara Wheeler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Wheeler writes with zest and insight of the people, nature and future of the Circumpolar North in these many marvelously recounted adventures, including her time in Spitsbergen. (ARC250, $15.00)

Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica

Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica


by Sara Wheeler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A fine portrait of modern Antarctic scientists (and cooks and truck drivers), Wheeler's book weaves stories of modern adventure with commentary on the heroic age of exploration. A thoroughly enjoyable, anecdotal tribute. (ANT45, $15.00)

Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton

Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton


by Sara Wheeler

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

Sara Wheeler captures the romance and adventure of 1920s-era East Africa in this winning biography of the handsome gadabout, daring bush pilot and companion of Baroness Blixen and Beryl Markham. (EAF172, $18.00)

Travels in a Thin Country, A Journey through Chile

Travels in a Thin Country, A Journey through Chile


by Sara Wheeler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile in this insightful travelogue. (CHI06, $15.00)

 

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