In Search of the Forty Days Road

by Michael Asher

Overview

Asher is captivated by the Libyan Desert from the moment he sees it. He soon becomes frustrated with the confines of public transport and decides to buy his own camel. He discovers that this is the best way to live the experience of traversing the land of sun, sand, and stars, and tries to adapt. He sets out to trace the path of the once historic Forty Days Road. After riding solo for a while, he attaches himself to desert tribes but gets caught up in their conflicts. With the authorities frowning on his excursion, he finds himself battling for acceptance, freedom, and survival.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014989282
Publisher:	Master Publishing
Publication date:	07/24/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Michael Asher is a Sunday Times bestselling author, who wrote biographies of
Wilfred Thesiger and T. E. Lawrence. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and
is a world-renowned historian and desert explorer. He was awarded the Ness Award by the Royal Geographical Society in 1994, and the Mungo Park Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 1997, for his desert exploits. As a British writer, he has published 20 books and counting.