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An Incredible Journey - The Lost World of the 1930s Circled by Two Men in One Small Car (Paperback)
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An Incredible Journey - The Lost World of the 1930s Circled by Two Men in One Small Car (Paperback)
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List price R437
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Discovery Miles 3 650
You Save R72 (16%)
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In May 1935, twenty-two-year-old Max Reisch and nineteen-year-old
Helmuth Hahmann set out in a small motor car to find a land route
from India to China. Their journey across Asia took them from Haifa
to Tokyo.In this lively account, the author regales us with one
story after another, struck with wonder or struggling against
disaster in countries which deeply concern us today: Iraq with its
oilfields, ancient Iran in the throes of modernisation, proud
Afghanistan, and British India with its stunning variety of
civilisation.Before the building of the Burma Road, driving from
India to southern China meant sinking over the axles in mud on
forest tracks and crossing torrents on rickety ferryboats. It also
meant encounters with strange and fascinating peoples and places.
With war already on the horizon, Reisch and Hahmann completed their
round-the-world trip via Japan and the United States, arriving back
in Vienna in December 1936.Originally written by Max Reisch in
German, this brand new English translation by Alison Falls captures
all the excitement of the journey, and features fascinating
historical photos of the journey from the Reisch archives.
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