Wilfred Thesiger The Life of the Great Explorer

Wilfred Thesiger

The Life of the Great Explorer

  • ISBN: 9781590209950
  • Publication Date: October 27, 2011

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Ebook
Price: $16.95
Description

The author of Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime but his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma. In this authorized biography--written with Thesiger's support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive--Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure's family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his now-acknowledged homosexuality.

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