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Wild Women

by Mariella Frostrup
$11.90 Now $7.90 Save 34%
Wild Women
Wild Women

Celebrating audacious women's globetrotting adventures.

If you're inspired by stories of extraordinary women who traversed the globe against all odds, "Wild Women" will resonate with you. It's a powerful anthology that might light a fire within you to explore and embrace the unknown, just as these fearless women did. The book serves as a reminder that adventure and discovery are not exclusive to any gender.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Wild Women

by Mariella Frostrup
$11.90 Now $7.90 Save 34%
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ISBN: 9781788540025
Author: Mariella Frostrup
Publisher: Anima
Date of Publication: 2020-02-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Creative Nonfiction, History
Related Topics: Adventure, Memoir, Social Justice, World History, European History, Travelogue
Goodreads rating: 3.69
(rated by 98 readers)

Description

A collection of the greatest women's travel writing selected by journalist and presenter Mariella Frostrup. From Constantinople to Crimea; from Antarctica to the Andes. Throughout history adventurous women have made epic, record-breaking journeys under perilous circumstances. Whether escaping constricted societies back home or propelled by a desire for independence, footloose females have ventured to the four corners of the earth and recorded their exploits for posterity. For too long their triumphs have been overshadowed by those of their male counterparts, whose honourable failures make bigger news. In curating this collection of first-hand accounts, broadcaster, writer and traveller Mariella Frostrup puts female explorers back on the map. Her selection includes explorers from the 1700s to the present day, from iconic heroines to lesser-known eccentrics, celebrating 300 years of wild women and their amazing adventures over land, sea and air. Reviews for Wild Women: 'A stirring whistle-stop tour, led by women who often risked disapproval in leaving home to roam the world,' Vanity Fair; 'Like any good travel book, Wild Women succeeds in casting the reader's mind off on journeys of its own, inspiring fresh plans and what the Germans call Fernweh, or a longing for faraway places,' TLS; 'Required reading for anyone who assumed that 'the road less travelled' was a solely masculine preserve,' Sunday Independent
 

Celebrating audacious women's globetrotting adventures.

If you're inspired by stories of extraordinary women who traversed the globe against all odds, "Wild Women" will resonate with you. It's a powerful anthology that might light a fire within you to explore and embrace the unknown, just as these fearless women did. The book serves as a reminder that adventure and discovery are not exclusive to any gender.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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