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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 910 EAN: 9781590480816 ISBN: 1590480813 Label: Long Riders' Guild Press Manufacturer: Long Riders' Guild Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: October 01, 2001 Publisher: Long Riders' Guild Press Studio: Long Riders' Guild Press Editorial Review: Product Description: Richard Halliburton started entertaining the world in the early 1920s. "Seven League Boots" was his fifth, and last, book and details his epic adventures in a variety of remote places. The resultant work doesn't have a dull page. It details how Halliburton dined with Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia, interviewed the infamous assassin of Czar Nicholas II in Russia, tried to sneak into the forbidden city of Mecca, and finally, rode an elephant over the Alps in the tracks of Hannibal. It is Halliburton at his best, reckless and romantic. "Seven League Boots" is not just an adventure travel classic, full of photographs and surprises. It also serves as a literary memorial to its dashing, globe-trotting author. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Seven League BootsRichard Halliburton belongs to a lost generation of adventurer/writers. His books enthralled me sixty years ago and still he does not disappoint. Today it would be politically and geographically impossible to follow in all his footsteps which makes this book (and his others) a modern-day adventure. Rating: - Great fun to read!One of my book club friends loaned me this book and it is a marvel! What an amazing man! His descriptions are seductive and his enthusiasm is infectious. I recommend this book to everyone who loves adventure and is interested in history - obviously these are his tales from his perspective but then what history book isn't in the end. It is just so much fun to read! (You don't have to be young boy - I'm an older woman) Rating: - Forgotten book-great for young adventurers.I read this book when I was about 10 or 11, but it is most suitable for boys 12-14 who are decent readers. It is full of non-stop dering-do and accurately describes the author's real life adventures. I highly recommend it! |
