Wilfred Thesiger, the life of the great explorer, Alexander Maitland
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Wilfred Thesiger, the life of the great explorer, Alexander Maitland
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eng
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non fiction
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Wilfred Thesiger
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electronic resource
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dictionaries
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Alexander Maitland
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the life of the great explorer
Summary
The author of Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime but his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma. In this authorized biography--written with Thesiger's support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive--Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure's family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his now-acknowledged homosexuality
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adult
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