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Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer

Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer

Alexander Maitland
The authorized biography — the full arc of a life spent choosing the hardest path. Maitland had access to Thesiger's papers and the result is definitive.
desert exploration Biography Africa & Middle East
Publisher The Overlook Press
Published 2011
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