Ride The Volcano
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable , ex-library
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: FEP missing
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
A rollicking work of travel memoir and adventure writing, Ride the Volcano chronicles the extraordinary wanderings of Australian author Peter Pinney through some of the world's most remote and dangerous territories in the mid-twentieth century. With a tone that is equal parts irreverent and vivid, Pinney details his encounters with volatile landscapes, unpredictable locals, and the raw, unfiltered edges of civilization far beyond the tourist trail. His prose carries the swagger of a man who courts danger not out of recklessness but out of an insatiable hunger for authentic experience, and he illustrates each episode with sharp wit and unflinching honesty. Pinney stands as one of Australia's most underappreciated travel writers, and this volume presents a compelling case for his place alongside the great adventurer-authors of his era.
Author: Peter Pinney
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, Angus & Robertson, Australia
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable , ex-library
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: FEP missing
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
A rollicking work of travel memoir and adventure writing, Ride the Volcano chronicles the extraordinary wanderings of Australian author Peter Pinney through some of the world's most remote and dangerous territories in the mid-twentieth century. With a tone that is equal parts irreverent and vivid, Pinney details his encounters with volatile landscapes, unpredictable locals, and the raw, unfiltered edges of civilization far beyond the tourist trail. His prose carries the swagger of a man who courts danger not out of recklessness but out of an insatiable hunger for authentic experience, and he illustrates each episode with sharp wit and unflinching honesty. Pinney stands as one of Australia's most underappreciated travel writers, and this volume presents a compelling case for his place alongside the great adventurer-authors of his era.