Ends Of The World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears.. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact. No visible stickers or labels.
A vivid work of travel memoir and personal testimony, Ends of the World chronicles Cecily Mackworth's extraordinary journeys to some of the most remote and turbulent corners of the globe. Written with the sharp eye of a seasoned foreign correspondent, the book presents vivid first-hand accounts of landscapes, peoples, and political upheavals that shaped the mid-twentieth century world. Mackworth's prose carries an authoritative yet intimate tone, drawing the reader into encounters with nomadic communities, desert frontiers, and societies on the brink of radical change. A compelling document of a remarkable life spent in restless pursuit of the world's edges, it stands as both personal adventure and a record of a vanishing era.
Author: Cecily Mackworth
Format: Hardback
Published: 1987, Carcanet
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears.. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact. No visible stickers or labels.
A vivid work of travel memoir and personal testimony, Ends of the World chronicles Cecily Mackworth's extraordinary journeys to some of the most remote and turbulent corners of the globe. Written with the sharp eye of a seasoned foreign correspondent, the book presents vivid first-hand accounts of landscapes, peoples, and political upheavals that shaped the mid-twentieth century world. Mackworth's prose carries an authoritative yet intimate tone, drawing the reader into encounters with nomadic communities, desert frontiers, and societies on the brink of radical change. A compelling document of a remarkable life spent in restless pursuit of the world's edges, it stands as both personal adventure and a record of a vanishing era.