num_pages: 128
description: Inspired by PenguinÂ's innovative Great Ideas series, our new Great Journeys series presents the most incredible tours, voyages, treks, expeditions, and travels ever writtenÂ—from Isabella BirdÂ's exaltation in the dangers of grizzlies, rattlesnakes, and cowboys in the Rocky Mountains to Marco PoloÂ's mystified reports of a giant bird that eats elephants during his voyage along the coasts of India. Each beautifully packaged volume offers a way to see the world anew, to rediscover great civilizations and legends, vast deserts andunspoiled mountain ranges, unusual flora and strange new creatures, and much more.
language: English
title: Snakes with Wings and Gold-digging Ants
titlecomplete: Snakes with Wings and Gold-digging Ants
genres: History, Classics, Iran, Adventure, Ancient History, Travel, Egypt, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 212
publisher: Penguin