num_pages: 344
description: In a time when polite Victorian society severely curtailed a woman’s activities, famous female adventurer Ella Sykes risked her life on a daily basis. Religious fanatics failed to frighten her. Forsaken, hostile deserts never slowed her horse-bound progress. Instead Ella Sykes rode side-saddle 2,000 miles across Persia, a country few European woman had ever visited. Mind you, she traveled in style, accompanied by her Swiss maid and 50 camels loaded with china, crystal, linens and fine wine. In her day Sykes was considered one of the bravest women alive. Today her remarkable story, replete with rajas and rogues, camels and caravans, is all but forgotten. Illustrated with photographs taken by Sykes, “Through Persia on a Side-Saddle” is a rare glimpse into a lost and romantic portion of the nineteenth century world!
language: English
title: Through Persia on a Side-Saddle
titlecomplete: Through Persia on a Side-Saddle
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Long Riders Guild Pr