Wilfred Thesiger : the life of the great explorer
(2011)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Abrams, 2011
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781590209950 (electronic bk.) MWT12462784, 1590209958 (electronic bk.) 12462784
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The author of Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime but his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma. In this authorized biography--written with Thesiger's support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive--Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure's family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his now-acknowledged homosexuality
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