Title: A Sense of the World
First published: May 30, 2006
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.
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Travelers, Biography, Voyages and travels, Blind, Travel, History, Large type books, Blind, biography, Great britain, biography