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Some men lead lives of such rare intensity that they disappear into the mists of their own legend. Such a man was Richard Halliburton - Dreamer ...Show synopsisSome men lead lives of such rare intensity that they disappear into the mists of their own legend. Such a man was Richard Halliburton - Dreamer -Traveler - Poet - Bon Vivant and doomed to die. Seven League Boots was his fifth and last book, and details his epic adventures in a variety of remote places. "I had been commissioned to go anywhere in the world I wished and write whatever pleased me. My only orders were to move fast, visit strange places, to meet whomever was interesting - and to start at once," Halliburton wrote. His subsequent book illustrates how he followed these orders with passion and abandon. America's favorite adventure writer dined with Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia, interviewed the infamous assassin of Czar Nicholas II in Russia, tried to sneak into the forbidden city of Mecca, and finally, rode an elephant over the Alps in the tracks of Hannibal. It is Halliburton at his best, reckless and romantic, and it is the last chapter of a life grown tragic. Incapable of writing a dull page, Halliburton nevertheless was a captive of his own press. His insatiable readers demanded ever more death-defying accounts. Nearing forty, physically exhausted, and in financial trouble, Halliburton thought to roll the dice once again, hoping that the charm which had always saved him in the past would materialize one more time. It didn't! Soon after finishing this book, the intrepid traveler ignored the warnings of seasoned sailors and set sail on the ship that would take him away from his book-hungry public and into the arms of a watery death. This, his final book, is the ink-stained headstone of Halliburton's amazing life.Hide synopsis
Description:Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on...Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
Description:Very Good-with no dust jacket. Shelfwear, rubbing, fraying...Very Good-with no dust jacket. Shelfwear, rubbing, fraying atextremities, 2 small inkspots on spine edge, stain at top of first few pages, minor age toning, previous owner's bookplate.; Introducton, black and white photos. No. 10832.; 8vo; 417 pages.
Description:Good. Reprint edition. Some dotted staining to cloth, spine ends...Good. Reprint edition. Some dotted staining to cloth, spine ends and corners rubbed, else internally clean and tight.
Description:Good. No dust jacket. wear to corners and edges of cover, spine...Good. No dust jacket. wear to corners and edges of cover, spine a bit worn, binding weak at front hinge, endpapers and flyleaves faded, pages yellowed; text complete. 4 p.l., 13-417 p. 1 illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations.
Description:Good. No dust jacket. Author's portrait Frontspiece. 417 p., [8]...Good. No dust jacket. Author's portrait Frontspiece. 417 p., [8] leaves of plates: ill., maps (on lining papers); 21 cm. First published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1935.
Description:G- No Dj. 417pp. Extremities rubbed & chipped; ends of spine...G- No Dj. 417pp. Extremities rubbed & chipped; ends of spine heavily chipped & have small tears. Illus. OK as reading copy.
Description:Acceptable. Binding is slightly damaged and/or book has some...Acceptable. Binding is slightly damaged and/or book has some loose pages. No missing pages. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
Description:Acceptable. Binding is slightly damaged and/or book has some...Acceptable. Binding is slightly damaged and/or book has some loose pages. No missing pages. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
Description:Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on...Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
