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The Silk Road and Beyond (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R568
Discovery Miles 5 680
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The Silk Road and Beyond (Hardcover)
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List price R785
Loot Price R568
Discovery Miles 5 680
You Save R217 (28%)
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The Silk Road and Beyond covers the career, adventures and
anecdotes of Ivor Whittall, one of the early pioneers of long
distance trucking to the Middle East. Written in an engaging style,
the book encompasses stories from the beginning of Ivor's career,
from qualifying as an articulated-truck driver, his first overseas
trip to Kuwait, the desert trek between Jordan and Saudi Arabia and
the journey over the infamous Tahir Pass in Eastern Turkey, which
claimed many trucks and the lives of some of their drivers. The
book is edited and revised by Paul Rowlands, himself an experienced
trucker and published book author, and includes many amusing and
hair-raising tales. It covers subjects such as the recovery of
broken down trucks and trailers and the delights of custom
formalities and cross-border negotiations, not only providing a
fascinating insight to this important period in transport history,
but demonstrating the important qualities of determination and
self-reliance, applied by the author to many challenging
situations.
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