num_pages: 432
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.
language: English
title: A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
titlecomplete: A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
genres: Book Club, Biography, History, Disability, Historical, Nonfiction, Travel, Biography Memoir, Adventure, Memoir
ratings_count: 1381
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Guardian First Book Award
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography
publisher: Harper Perennial