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Blue River, Black Sea
Andrew Eames
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Description for Blue River, Black Sea
Paperback. The Danube is Europe's Amazon. It flows through more countries than any other river - from the Black Forest in Germany to Europe's farthest fringes, where it joins the Black Sea in Romania. This title presents an account of the author's journey along its length that helps us explore the Continent's history and its issues of race and identity. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1D; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 146 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
The Danube is Europe's Amazon. It flows through more countries than any other river on Earth - from the Black Forest in Germany to Europe's farthest fringes, where it joins the Black Sea in Romania. Andrew Eames' journey along its length brings us face to face with the Continent's bloodiest history and its most pressing issues of race and identity.
As he travels - by bicycle, horse, boat and on foot - Eames finds himself seeking a bed for the night with minor royalty, hitching a ride on a Serbian barge captained by a man called Attila and getting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552775076
SKU
V9780552775076
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-90
About Andrew Eames
Andrew Eames was born in 1958. His career in journalism started in south-east Asia, where he travelled and lived for two years. From there he returned to the UK to work first on specialist magazines and then in guide book publishing. Ten years ago he went freelance, and has been writing travel and general interest features mainly for national newspapers, ... Read more
Reviews for Blue River, Black Sea
Paddy Leigh Fermor... would surely approve
Daily Telegraph
Captures the physical joy of travel wonderfully... a journey worth following
The Scotsman
Eames has the adventurousness and pleasantly self-deprecating sense of humour that makes a good travel writer... Few will forget Eames's lament for the demise of the river in the modern era.
Financial Times
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Daily Telegraph
Captures the physical joy of travel wonderfully... a journey worth following
The Scotsman
Eames has the adventurousness and pleasantly self-deprecating sense of humour that makes a good travel writer... Few will forget Eames's lament for the demise of the river in the modern era.
Financial Times
... Read more