Every place has its own history, often unexpected, unusual, and often completely unknown. And usually, in all probability, it should have been quite different. At 73, the great historian Norman Davies undertakes a journey around the world, from the southernmost tip of the South Sea Islands to the North Cape, covering thousands of miles over months - and the reward was enchantment!
Wherever he goes he can't help but discover stories about history. Whether in Baku, Singapore or Cornwall, Haiti or New Zealand, Davies embraces the Maori way of life, with their eyes firmly fixed on the ancestors and the past, and their cold shoulder to the future. Norman Davies writes a fascinating travel book into the world's past, full of surprising adventures and great wisdom, and animated by the irrepressible curiosity of a child.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Davies, Norman
Title
Ins Unbekannte. Eine Weltreise in die Geschichte
Details
140 mostly colour ill. and maps. 888 pp.
State
new
Herder Verlag GmbH Hermann-Herder-Str. 4 79104 Freiburg Deutschland
