The Cruellest Journey by Kira Salak
An adventure story that tells about Kira Salak who successfully canoed 600 miles down the River Niger from Old Segou to Timbuktu in Mali, West Africa. Enduring tropical storms, the unrelenting heat of the Sahara desert and the mercurial moods of this notorious river, she travelled alone through one of the most desolate regions in Africa.
Kira Salak was born in Illinois in 1971. She has a PhD in English and Creative Writing form the University of Missouri at Columbia, and frequently travels to the world's furthest-flung places on assignment for National Geographic. She also writes for National Geographic Adventure, New York Times Magazine and a host of literary travel journals. Her first book, Four Corners: A Journey to the Heart of Papua New Guinea, was chosen by the New York Times Book Review as a Notable Travel Book of the Year. In 2004 she was awarded the PEN Literary Award in Journalism, and her work has appeared in Best New American Voices and Best American Travel Writing 2002, 2003, and 2004. Kira Salak lives in Montana.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553816297 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553816292 |
| Title | The Cruellest Journey |
| Author | Kira Salak |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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