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Riding Through History
Riding Through History : The Omnibus
This remarkable collection follows explorer Tim Severin as he follows some of the greatest journeys from history.
The first in this collection is Tracing Marco Polo. Marco Polo was one of the greatest explorers of all time, and having completed some tough voyages of his own, Tim Severin takes up the challenge of following in his footsteps. Using the great explorer’s journals as a route guide, Severin follows him all the way from Venice to Afghanistan — on a motorbike. This is his witty and enthralling account of a latter-day caravan through Armenia and Persia, across deserts and mountains, as Severin and his companions overcome crashes, floods, sandstorms and linguistic muddles with zest and ingenuity.
Next, Severin goes In Search of Genghis Khan along with six Mongol companions and a photographer. Intent on following the paths trodden by the soldiers of Genghis Khan in the thirteenth century, they cross some of the most remote and inhospitable territory of Mongolia.
Many surprises await throughout the barren terrain: the August snows, the Black Death that still breaks out annually among the horse herders, the ancient lamas and the toothless shaman woman.
The final installment is Crusader: by Horse to Jerusalem, in which, nearly 900 years after Duke Godfrey de Bouillon embarked on the First Crusade, Tim Severin sets out with one woman and two horses to retrace his steps. Starting out from Chateau Bouillon in Belgium, Severin follows the historic trail for eight and a half months. Riding out of the green countryside of northern Europe into the heat and parched landscape of the Near East, he and his companion cover more than 2,500 miles, past ruined Crusader settlements and ancient battlefields, through arduous mountain passes and across barren Anatolian steppes.
The Riding Through History series omnibus is a collection of gripping and fascinating true-life tales that will please fans of William Dalrymple, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Colin Thubron, as well as readers with an interest in history and anthropology.
The first in this collection is Tracing Marco Polo. Marco Polo was one of the greatest explorers of all time, and having completed some tough voyages of his own, Tim Severin takes up the challenge of following in his footsteps. Using the great explorer’s journals as a route guide, Severin follows him all the way from Venice to Afghanistan — on a motorbike. This is his witty and enthralling account of a latter-day caravan through Armenia and Persia, across deserts and mountains, as Severin and his companions overcome crashes, floods, sandstorms and linguistic muddles with zest and ingenuity.
Next, Severin goes In Search of Genghis Khan along with six Mongol companions and a photographer. Intent on following the paths trodden by the soldiers of Genghis Khan in the thirteenth century, they cross some of the most remote and inhospitable territory of Mongolia.
Many surprises await throughout the barren terrain: the August snows, the Black Death that still breaks out annually among the horse herders, the ancient lamas and the toothless shaman woman.
The final installment is Crusader: by Horse to Jerusalem, in which, nearly 900 years after Duke Godfrey de Bouillon embarked on the First Crusade, Tim Severin sets out with one woman and two horses to retrace his steps. Starting out from Chateau Bouillon in Belgium, Severin follows the historic trail for eight and a half months. Riding out of the green countryside of northern Europe into the heat and parched landscape of the Near East, he and his companion cover more than 2,500 miles, past ruined Crusader settlements and ancient battlefields, through arduous mountain passes and across barren Anatolian steppes.
The Riding Through History series omnibus is a collection of gripping and fascinating true-life tales that will please fans of William Dalrymple, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Colin Thubron, as well as readers with an interest in history and anthropology.
889 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 8, 2021
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About the author
Tim Severin
46 books266 followersTim Severin was a British explorer, historian and writer. Severin is noted for his work in retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures. Severin was awarded both the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He received the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his 1982 book The Sindbad Voyage.
He was born Timothy Severin in Assam, India in 1940. Severin attended Tonbridge School and studied geography and history at Keble College, Oxford.
Severin has also written historical fiction along with non fiction. The Viking Series, first published in 2005, concerns a young Viking adventurer who travels the world. In 2007 he published The Adventures of Hector Lynch series set in the late 17th century about a 17-year-old Corsair.
He was born Timothy Severin in Assam, India in 1940. Severin attended Tonbridge School and studied geography and history at Keble College, Oxford.
Severin has also written historical fiction along with non fiction. The Viking Series, first published in 2005, concerns a young Viking adventurer who travels the world. In 2007 he published The Adventures of Hector Lynch series set in the late 17th century about a 17-year-old Corsair.
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