Letters and Diaries of A. F. R. Wollaston
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- Real Author: A. F. R. Wollaston
- Editor: Mary Wollaston
- Date Published: December 2013
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107626454
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Originally published in 1933, this book is a collection of extracts from the letters and diaries of British doctor, ornithologist and explorer Alexander Wollaston, beginning with the end of his schooldays at Clifton in 1893 and ending a year before his murder in 1930. Wollaston's papers give an intimate view into his various expeditions to a wide variety of locations, including Everest and New Guinea. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of exploration or in Wollaston and his legacy.
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- Date Published: December 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107626454
- length: 284 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.36kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface Sir Henry Newbolt
1. Cambridge and birds
2. Two Lapland diaries
3. Bird-hunting and climbing
4. Early travel
5. Ruwenzori letters
6. Two New Guinea expeditions
7. The war
8. First Mount Everest expedition
9. To Colombia
10. Back at King's.
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