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A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
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| #256658 in Books | Harper Perennial | 2007-05-29 | 2007-05-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.97 x5.31l,.80 | File type: PDF | 432 pages | Blind man | Africa | Adventurer | The World | Ceylon||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Peer into the heart of greatness!|By M. Robinson|This biography is well worth the read. To get a sense of the man, James Holman, is to peer into the heart of greatness. Holman refused to let blindness conquer his life; instead he conquered the world, travelling alone during the early 19th century as he circumnavigated the globe. I am reading this to my grandchildren, ages 9, 10|From Publishers Weekly|Starred . In this vibrant biography of James Holman (1786–1857), Roberts, a contributor to the Village Voice and McSweeney's, narrates the life of a 19th-century British naval officer who was mysteriously blind
He was known simply as the Blind Traveler. A solitary, sightless adventurer, James Holman (1786-1857) fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, helped chart the Australian outback—and, astonishingly, circumnavigated the globe, becoming one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored. A Sense of the World is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most...
You easily download any file type for your device.A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler | Jason Roberts.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
