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Women into the Unknown, A Sourcebook on Women Explorers and Travelers

Women into the Unknown, A Sourcebook on Women Explorers and Travelers

by Marion Tinglin

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1989
  • HARD COVER
  • 382 PAGES

A compilation of biographies of 42 adventurous women travelers over the past two centuries, including Isabella Bishop, Elspeth Huxley and Freya Stark. All wrote in English. The author handily includes an extensive bibliography of works by and about each woman. It concludes with an annotated list of books of exploration and travel by women in English, an excellent resource for the diehard fan. At $78.50, it's intended for the library market.  (EXP20, $110.95)


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