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SCOTT, Alastair Scot Free. inscribed by author, in dj.
John Murray, 1986, ISBN:0719542537
SCOTT, Alastair. Scot Free : Journey from the Arctic to New Mexico. (L.): John Murray, (1986). Pp 251 + [8] pp of colour plates. 8vo, blue cloth. Thisis an "off beat" travel memoir. Alastair Scott set out on a 194,000 mile f ive year trip in a kilt and sporran, to use every means of transport available to travel from the Arctic to New Mexico. From shoes to fishing boats, to cars and horses, Scott worked his way along his route. "He voyaged round the coast of Greenland, first on a prawn-fishing boat, then as cook on a coastal cargo ship, to Thule and beyond. He witnessed a narwhal hunt [...] rallying with revolutionary Rainbow People in Washington State; Camping in bear country in the Rockies, following the steps of the old Gold Rush prospectors in the Yukon, encountering ancient communities of Russian, Scottish and Swiss emigrants in Alaska, Nova Scotia and Alberta: hitching 17,000 milesin nine weeks to reach the Wild West and work with bible-reading cowboys, and ride with them into the sunset of New Mexico." -from the dust jacket. Presentation copy signed by the author. Very good. 20.00
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20.00 CDN
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