Wanderlust : the amazing Ida Pfeiffer, the first female tourist

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Wanderlust : the amazing Ida Pfeiffer, the first female tourist

John Van Wyhe

Ridge Books inprint by NUS Press, c2019

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-302) and index

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Description

Wanderlust is the true story of Ida Pfeiffer (1797-1858), one of the most remarkable female travellers who ever lived - a housewife who decided to follow her dreams despite the strong disapproval of society. At a time when it was considered utterly impossible, Pfeiffer set off alone to travel the world. Along the way, she survived storms at sea, parched deserts, plague, malaria, drowning, earthquakes, robbers, murderers, head hunters and cannibals. She became the first woman to circle the globe alone - and then the first to do so twice. As a result of her incredible exploits and her best-selling travel books, Pfeiffer became one of the most famous women in the world in the nineteenth century. Hers is a tale that culminates in spies, intrigue, a botched revolution and a remarkable career cut tragically short by one voyage too many.

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  • NCID
    BB29136730
  • ISBN
    • 9789813250765
  • Country Code
    si
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Singapore
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 316 p
  • Size
    23 cm
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