The Traveler: An American Odyssey in the HimalayasThis loving memorial to Swift is a moving photographic portrait of Himalayan life, a testimonial to a generation of trekkers and the questing spirit that motivated them. Hansen offers a sage perspective on Swift's adventuring career, placing it in the globe-shrinking change of the last 20 years. 56 color photos. |
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... ERIC HANSEN with photographs by HUGH SWIFT In this beautifully written book , acclaimed travel writer Eric Hansen , author of Stranger in the Forest and Motoring with Mohammed , provides an eloquent tribute to the late Hugh Swift , a ...
... ERIC HANSEN with photographs by HUGH SWIFT In this beautifully written book , acclaimed travel writer Eric Hansen , author of Stranger in the Forest and Motoring with Mohammed , provides an eloquent tribute to the late Hugh Swift , a ...
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... Eric Hansen Photographs 1993 by Estate of Hugh Swift A Note About the Photographs © 1993 by Kevin Bubriski All rights reserved under International and Pan - American Copyright Conventions . No part of this book may be reproduced in any ...
... Eric Hansen Photographs 1993 by Estate of Hugh Swift A Note About the Photographs © 1993 by Kevin Bubriski All rights reserved under International and Pan - American Copyright Conventions . No part of this book may be reproduced in any ...
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... Eric Hansen once again shows us what real travel is all about . " JOE KANE , author of Running the Amazon " Hugh Swift was an unforgettable man and original traveler with a unique experience of remote Himalayan peoples on the verge of ...
... Eric Hansen once again shows us what real travel is all about . " JOE KANE , author of Running the Amazon " Hugh Swift was an unforgettable man and original traveler with a unique experience of remote Himalayan peoples on the verge of ...
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