Travelling the Incense Route by Barbara Toy
The Incense Route is one of the most ancient and important highways in the world. The author set out to travel the length of this long-forgotten route at a time of particular turbulence in the region. This book offers both an account of intrepid travel and a portrait of Arabia.
Barbara Toy was a well-known traveller and explorer. Elected a fellow of the RGS for her visits to Iceland, Yugoslavia, Greece and Lebanon, she later became the first Westerner to set foot on the summit of Mount Wahni in Ethiopia and received the Rover Award (an award granted only once before) for her transit of North Africa from the Niger River to the Mediterranean. Described by Philip Llewellin as a 'traveller in the most full-blooded sense of the word', Toy was the author of several acclaimed books, including In search of Sheba, A Fool on Wheels, Rendezvous in Cyprus and The Way of the Chariots. She died in Banbury in 2001 at the age of 92.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845119959 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845119959 |
| Title | Travelling the Incense Route |
| Author | Barbara Toy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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