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Patrick Leigh Fermor - Traveller's Tree, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Traveller's Tree

A Journey through the Caribbean Islands

Av Patrick Leigh Fermor

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In this, his first book, Patrick Leigh Fermor recounts his tales of a personal odyssey to the lands of the Traveller's Tree - a tall, straight-trunked tree whose sheath-like leaves collect copious amounts of water. He made his way through the long island chain of the West Indies by steamer, aeroplane and sailing ship, noting in his records of the voyage the minute details of daily life, of the natural surroundings and of the idiosyncratic and distinct civilisations he encountered amongst the Caribbean Islands.From the ghostly Ciboneys and the dying Caribs to the religious eccentricities like the Kingston Pocomaniacs and the Poor Whites in the Islands of the Saints, Patrick Leigh Fermor recreates a vivid world, rich and vigorous with life.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2005-01-03
  • Mått: 129 x 196 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 580 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 416
  • Förlag: John Murray Press
  • ISBN: 9780719566844
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After his famous walk across Europe - recounted in A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water - Patrick Leigh Fermor lived and travelled in the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago. In the Second World War he joined the Irish Guards, became a liaison officer in Albania and fought in Greece and Crete - living disguised as a shepherd in the mountains for two years organising resistance activities. He was awarded the DSO and CBE, and a knighthood in the 2004 new Year Honours List.

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Paddy's portrayal of the islands could be said to have jump-started the tourism industry upon which the Caribbean has since largely depended

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