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The Tartan Turban

Hardcover • 2017 • 1. edition

The Tartan Turban

By John Keay

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About the book

Like the travels of Marco Polo, those of Alexander Gardner clip the white line between credible adventure and creative invention. Either he is the nineteenth century's most intrepid traveler or its most egregious fantasist, or a bit of both. Contemporaries generally believed him; posterity became more skeptical. And as with Polo, the investigation of Gardner's story enlarged man's understanding of the world and upped the pace of scientific and political exploration. Before more reputable explore...Show more

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ISBN

9781911271000

Publisher

KASHI HOUSE

Published year

2017

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1

Original title

The Tartan Turban

Format

Hardcover

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