Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler

Title: Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
Author: Jason Roberts
ISBN: 9780007161263
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher Description:

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.