Even before Archibald Edmund Filby (Victoria Twead's roguish uncle) embarked on his famous African expeditions, he took advantage of a government-sponsored scheme to migrate to Australia. It was 1921 and his daredevil nature soon had him performing reckless feats as a buckjumper in a popular circus rodeo.
Whilst trekking through this vast continent, he embraced the opportunity to become a jockey, photographer, actor, pilot, car-salesman and pearl diver. But Australia was just a stepping stone for Archie to explore many other colourful far-eastern countries including India, Singapore, Borneo, Java and China.
Horizon Fever II covers explorer A E Filby's early years and his descriptions, although utterly fascinating, sometimes make uncomfortable reading.
Even before Archibald Edmund Filby (Victoria Twead's roguish uncle) embarked on his famous African expeditions, he took advantage of a government-sponsored scheme to migrate to Australia. It was 1921 and his daredevil nature soon had him performing reckless feats as a buckjumper in a popular circus rodeo.
Whilst trekking through this vast continent, he embraced the opportunity to become a jockey, photographer, actor, pilot, car-salesman and pearl diver. But Australia was just a stepping stone for Archie to explore many other colourful far-eastern countries including India, Singapore, Borneo, Java and China.
Horizon Fever II covers explorer A E Filby's early years and his descriptions, although utterly fascinating, sometimes make uncomfortable reading.
Horizon Fever II - LARGE PRINT: Explorer A E Filby's own account of his extraordinary Australasian Adventures, 1921-1931
276
Horizon Fever II - LARGE PRINT: Explorer A E Filby's own account of his extraordinary Australasian Adventures, 1921-1931
276Paperback(Large Type)
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922476432 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Ant Press |
| Publication date: | 05/15/2021 |
| Series: | Horizon Fever , #2 |
| Edition description: | Large Type |
| Pages: | 276 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.58(d) |