He was known simply as the Blind Traveler. A solitary, sightless adventurer, James Holman (1786-1857) fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, helped chart the Australian outback--and, astonishingly, circumnavigated the globe, becoming one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored. A Sense of the World is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most epic lives--a story to awaken our own senses of awe and wonder.

--NPR's Holiday Book Roundup

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 05/29/2007
ISBN: 9780007161263
Pages: 379
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.07d