The Forgotten Adventures of Richard Halliburton: A High-Flying Life from Tennessee to Timbuktu

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, History, Americas, United States
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Author: R. Scott Williams ISBN: 9781625852595
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: November 4, 2014
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: R. Scott Williams
ISBN: 9781625852595
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: November 4, 2014
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

Richard Halliburton ran away from his hometown in Memphis at the age of nineteen to lead an extraordinary and dramatic life of adventure. Against the backdrop of the Golden Age, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, Halliburton's exploits around the globe made him an internationally known celebrity and the most famous travel writer of his time. From climbing Mount Olympus in Greece to swimming the Panama Canal and literally flying all the way to Timbuktu, Halliburton experienced and wrote about adventures that others never even believed possible. His youthful spirit and bohemian lifestyle won the hearts of millions. Author R. Scott Williams details the spectacular exploits of a true adventurer.

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Richard Halliburton ran away from his hometown in Memphis at the age of nineteen to lead an extraordinary and dramatic life of adventure. Against the backdrop of the Golden Age, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, Halliburton's exploits around the globe made him an internationally known celebrity and the most famous travel writer of his time. From climbing Mount Olympus in Greece to swimming the Panama Canal and literally flying all the way to Timbuktu, Halliburton experienced and wrote about adventures that others never even believed possible. His youthful spirit and bohemian lifestyle won the hearts of millions. Author R. Scott Williams details the spectacular exploits of a true adventurer.

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