A Sense Of The World: How A Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler

Jason Roberts

Biographies & Memoirs

Harper-collins Publishers

From the back dust cover: "Jason Roberts has brought something great into the world. To know ourselves at all, we have to know people like James Holman, and this is a brilliantly executed biography of this extraordinary man. Where the story of the Blind Traveller could have been maudlin or corny or draped in historical cobwebs, A SENSE OF THE WORLD is alive, magisterial, suspenseful, frequently funny. Full of wonder and with a commanding sense of narrative, this is one of the best and most life-affirming biographies I have ever read. DAVE EGGERS "

A Sense Of The World: How A Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveller

Simon&Schuster

He was known simply as the Blind Traveler -- a solitary, sightless adventurer who, astonishingly, fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, and helped chart the Australian outback. James Holman (1786-1857) became "one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored," triumphing not only over blindness but crippling pain, poverty, and the interference of well-meaning authorities (his greatest feat, a circumnavigation of the globe, had to be launched in secret). Once a celebrity, a bestselling author, and an inspiration to Charles Darwin and Sir Richard Francis Burton, the charismatic, witty Holman outlived his fame, dying in an obscurity that has endured -- until now.A Sense of the World is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most epic lives. Drawing on meticulous research, Jason Roberts ushers us into the Blind Traveler's uniquely vivid sensory realm, then sweeps us away on an extraordinary journey across the known world during the Age of Exploration. Rich with suspense, humor, international intrigue, and unforgettable characters, this is a story to awaken our own senses of awe and wonder.

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A Sense of the World

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