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Ridgway, John

Road to Osambre, A Daring Adventure in the High Country of Peru

1987

21.62 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1987
Place of printing
New York. Viking
Author
Ridgway, John
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; [xii], 244 pp, color illustrations from photos, maps, map endpapers. original cloth, dj, fine in fine dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, and his wife and daughter, travel through the more remote jungles and mountains of Peru in search of his old friend, trying to avoid hunger, exhaustion, and the Shining Path terrorists. Published in Britain as Road to Elizabeth. An interesting and touching adventure with a surprise ending.