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Tschiffely S Ride Being The Account Of 10 000 Miles In The Saddle Through The Americas From Argentine To Washington With Plates Including A Portrait And An Endpaper Map
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Author : Aimé Felix Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952
Tschiffely S Ride Being The Account Of 10 000 Miles In The Saddle Through The Americas From Argentine To Washington With Plates Including A Portrait And An Endpaper Map written by Aimé Felix Tschiffely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with categories.
Tschiffely S Ride
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Author : A. F. Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
Tschiffely S Ride written by A. F. Tschiffely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with categories.
Tschiffely S Ride
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Author : Aimé Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2013-09-03
Tschiffely S Ride written by Aimé Tschiffely and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-03 with Travel categories.
From the southeast coast of South America through an expanse of Peruvian sands en route to the West Coast, then onward through Central American jungles and rainforest, and finally to New York, Tschiffely’s journey was considered impossible and absurd by many newspaper writers in 1925. However, after two and a half years on horseback with two of his trusty and tough steeds, this daring trekker lived to tell his best-selling tale. Tschiffely’s 10,000-mile journey was filled with adventure and triumph, but it also forced the traveler to deal with tremendous natural and man-made obstacles, as many countries in Central America were war-torn. He traversed rivers and mountains in hurricanes and hail storms, stopping to stay the night with farmers and villagers in huts who often shared their mysterious and superstitious tales. He ate dried goats’ meat in a desolate town of Santiago del Estero, watched illegal cockfights and vicious machete battles between plantation workers in Jujuy, and was healed by an Indian herb doctor in the mountains of Bolivia for his infection after excavating graves; these obstacles have captured the hearts of people from around the world. In addition to the remarkable details of his travel expedition, Tschiffely’s relationship with his horses, Mancha and Gato, is perhaps the most endearing element of the book, and his photos of the people and places he encountered make Tschiffely’s Ride the perfect travel companion for adventure enthusiasts.
Southern Cross To Pole Star
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Author : Aimé Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-08
Southern Cross To Pole Star written by Aimé Tschiffely and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-08 with Travel categories.
Aimé Tschiffely had an unlikely dream: to ride 10,000 miles from Buenos Aires to New York City. On 23 April 1925 this quiet, unassuming schoolteacher, with little equestrian experience, set out on his epic journey. His only companions were two native Argentine horses called Mancha and Gato. Together the trio traversed the Pampas, scaled the Andes and swam across the crocodile-infested rivers of Colombia. Along the way they were assailed by vampire bats, mistaken for gods and stalked by hostile revolutionaries. After two harrowing years, the man who had originally been labelled 'a lunatic' by the press was accorded a ticker-tape parade when he rode triumphantly through the streets of New York. SOUTHERN CROSS TO POLE STAR is a classic of the travelwriting genre, ready to reawaken the spirit of adventure in all those who dare to dream big.
Tschiffelys Ride
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Author : Aime Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher: Long Riders' Guild Press
Release Date : 2001-10-01
Tschiffelys Ride written by Aime Tschiffely and has been published by Long Riders' Guild Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-01 with Nature categories.
No one knew they were looking at a hero and his two horses. Instead the local press derided him as "a lunatic proposing to ride overland to New York." The time was 1925. The place, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Standing on the threshold of equestrian travel history was a young Swiss Long Rider named Aime Tschiffely. Next to him were his two faithful Criollo horses, Mancha and Gato. Their collective goal was to ride more than ten thousand miles from Buenos Aires to New York. No one had ever attempted such a journey. Everyone thought Tschiffely was mad. Looking back on what would become the most famous equestrian journey of the modern age, it is difficult to believe that anyone doubted the abilities of the legendary Long Rider and his hardy horses. Yet the school teacher who became an equestrian explorer had been told he was too inexperienced, his horses too old, and the journey too difficult. What Aime Tschiffely was told was wrong. This is the story of the greatest equestrian epic of the twentieth century, a journey that came about because a man and his horses refused to quit - ever! During the course of their travels Tschiffely, Mancha and Gato crossed deadly deserts, passed through jungles, traversed sky-high mountain passes - and rode on. They were assailed by vampire bats, mistaken for gods and navigated the Panama Canal - but rode on. Nothing stopped them. No one since has rivalled their accomplishments. Often imitated but never outdone, this timeless book remains the most beloved equestrian travel classic of all time. So saddle up for the ride of a lifetime. But beware: the story of Tschiffely's Ride has inspired five generations to take to the saddle in search of mounted adventure."
Tschiffely S Ride
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Author : Aimé Felix Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1933
Tschiffely S Ride written by Aimé Felix Tschiffely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1933 with Central America categories.
Southern Cross To Pole Star
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Author : Aimé Felix Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher: Tarcher
Release Date : 1983
Southern Cross To Pole Star written by Aimé Felix Tschiffely and has been published by Tarcher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Southern Cross To Pole Star
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Author : Aimé Felix Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Southern Cross To Pole Star written by Aimé Felix Tschiffely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with America categories.
Aime Tschiffely had an unlikely dream: to ride 10,000 miles from Buenos Aires to New York City. In April 1925 he set out on his epic journey with two native Argentine horses called Mancha and Gato. The trio traversed the Pampas, scaled the Andes and struggled through the crocodile-infested rivers of Colombia and the jungles of Panama. After two harrowing years, the man who had originally been labelled 'mad' by the press was accorded a ticker-tape parade when he rode triumphantly through the streets of New York.
Bohemia Junction
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Author : Aime Tschiffely
language : en
Publisher: Long Riders Guild Press
Release Date : 2001-08-01
Bohemia Junction written by Aime Tschiffely and has been published by Long Riders Guild Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-01 with Pets categories.
One reviewer described Bohemia Junction as Forty years of adventurous living condensed into one book. It is all that and more! Aime Tschiffely was the most famous equestrian traveler of the twentieth century because of his legendary 10,000 mile ride from Argentina to Washington DC in 1925. Readers won t be surprised then to discover that exotic people, faraway places and equestrian adventure make up the background to the explorer s autobiography. Bohemia Junction is packed with the amazing assortment of humanity that Tschiffely met during his lifetime of travel, including cowboys, prize-fighters, writers, Indians, and the eccentric riff-raff of three continents. From Cape Horn to New York, Tschiffely journeyed wherever his vagabond fancy took him. And each region explored had its quota of bohemians in the old sense of the word men and women for whom love of adventure was a reality. Bohemia Junction delivers more than just an account of the famous equestrian traveler s life. It gives the reader an exuberant drama, peopled by the reckless rough-necks of a now bygone age. No equestrian travel collection is complete without this timeless classic.
The Andes
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Author : Jason Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-09-03
The Andes written by Jason Wilson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-03 with Travel categories.
The Andes form the backbone of South America. Irradiating from Cuzco--the symbolic "navel" of the indigenous world--the mountain range was home to an extraordinary theocratic empire and civilization, the Incas, who built stone temples, roads, palaces, and forts. The clash between Atahualpa, the last Inca, and the illiterate conquistador Pizarro, between indigenous identity and European mercantile values, has forged Andean culture and history for the last 500 years. Jason Wilson explores the 5,000-mile chain of volcanoes, deep valleys, and upland plains, revealing the Andes' mystery, inaccessibility, and power through the insights of chroniclers, scientists, and modern-day novelists. His account starts at sacred Cuzco and Machu Picchu, moves along imagined Inca routes south to Lake Titicaca, La Paz, Potos?, and then follows the Argentine and Chilean Andes to Patagonia. It then moves north through Chimborazo, Quito, and into Colombia, along the Cauca Valley up to Bogot? and east to Caracas. Looking at the literature inspired by the Andes as well as its turbulent history, this book brings to life the region's spectacular landscapes and the many ways in which they have been imagined.