Just 28 when he found Nineveh, Layard later witnessed the Charge of the Light Brigade and reported on the Indian Mutiny: his life was action-packed. This new biog argues that he was deeply respectful of the lands and cultures he explored.
Winged Bull: The Extraordinary Life of Henry Layard, the Adventurer Who Discovered the Lost City of Nineveh
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978163388699515/08/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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Its second subtitle is "an adventurous history of botany". JG is a scientist and an historian of exploration (his "The Rattlesnake: A Voyage of Discovery to the Coral Sea" was excellent).
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A journey through this immense island and through its history. We are in erudite and humorous hands.
The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, an Island Story
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A biography of Banks by the well-known garden historian and writer, published by Yale. Some illustrations.
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There are those who swear he was a spy, others who insist he was too scatty or essentially lazy to be one. Whatever the truth, he was an exceptional linguist (Iranian, Afghan Persian, Arabic... read more