Wilfred Thesiger: the life of the great explorer
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"A perceptive and gripping biography" of the enigmatic British explorer, photographer, and author of Arabian Sands ( Daily Mail , UK). Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, journeyed for sixty years to some of the remotest, most dangerous places on earth, from the mountains of western Asia to the marshes of Iraq. The author of Arabian Sands , The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime. Yet 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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"A perceptive and gripping biography" of the enigmatic British explorer, photographer, and author of Arabian Sands ( Daily Mail , UK). Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, journeyed for sixty years to some of the remotest, most dangerous places on earth, from the mountains of western Asia to the marshes of Iraq. The author of Arabian Sands , The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime. Yet 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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Arabian Peninsula -- Description and travel
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
Electronic books
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
History
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Thesiger, Wilfred, -- 1910-2003
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
Electronic books
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
History
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Thesiger, Wilfred, -- 1910-2003
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Wilfred Thesiger : the life of the great explorer
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Wilfred thesiger [electronic resource] : The life of the great explorer. Alexander Maitland
Wilfred thesiger [electronic resource] : The life of the great explorer. Alexander Maitland
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Description and travel
Explorers
History
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Thesiger, Wilfred
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Explorers
History
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Thesiger, Wilfred
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