Three Men in a Land-rover: 40,000 Miles, 40 Countries, One Unique Adventure - Couverture rigide

Wainwright, Waxy; Palmer, Mike; Wall, Chris

 
9781913089030: Three Men in a Land-rover: 40,000 Miles, 40 Countries, One Unique Adventure
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1913089037 ISBN 13 : 9781913089030
Editeur : Porter Press International, 2024

Synopsis

Setting out from London's Charing Cross in 1969, this extraordinary adventure took three young men through Europe, Asia and Africa on the trip of a lifetime. <br />At the wheel of 'TEN', their 1964 Series IIA Land Rover, Chris Wall, Mike Palmer and Andrew 'Waxy' Wainwright navigated across challenging terrain and through political unrest - finding themselves held at gunpoint, being arrested on suspicion of murder and even accused of spying! <br /><br />From the civilisation of northern Europe, to crossing into Burma on an inflatable lilo - this brand new, 208-page book is the tale of a truly epic overland trip covering 40,000 miles and 40 countries, as told by the three gentlemen who undertook such an achievement - using their own personal diaries of the time as the basis and including more than 250 never-before-seen photographs and documents from their archives. <br /><br />With support from the United Nations Association, the 'UNAtrek' overland expedition also visited a number of supported projects in remote areas, helping to highlight the important work that organisations such as UNICEF were carrying out at the time and, through reports sent back to the UNA as well as the wider press, their story is an intriguing window into an evolving world, as the 1960s gave way to a new decade.

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À propos de l'auteur

Chris Wall; a graphic designer from Sussex working as a visualiser in a London advertising agency. His skills made him the unanimous choice to be the project's photographer. <br /><br />Waxy Wainwright; appointed UNAtrek's quartermaster and mechanic. He had previously worked as an apprentice gardener. <br /><br />Mike Palmer; finished his degree at Oxford three months before the start of the expedition and was appointed to write reports for sponsors and friends on the trip.

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Éditeur
Porter Press International
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1913089037
ISBN 13 
9781913089030
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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