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Blue River, Black Sea
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Blue River, Black Sea by Andrew Eames
The Danube is Europe's Amazon. It flows through more countries than any other river on Earth - from the Black Forest in Germany to Europe's farthest fringes, where it joins the Black Sea in Romania. Andrew Eames' journey along its length brings us face to face with the Continent's bloodiest history and its most pressing issues of race and identity. As he travels - by bicycle, horse, boat and on foot - Eames finds himself seeking a bed for the night with minor royalty, hitching a ride on a Serbian barge captained by a man called Attila and getting up close and personal with a bull in rural Romania. He meets would-be kings and walks with gypsies, and finally rows his way beyond the borders of Europe entirely.
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Eames has the adventurousness and pleasantly self-deprecating sense of humour that makes a good travel writer... Few will forget Eames's lament for the demise of the river in the modern era. Financial Times Captures the physical joy of travel wonderfully... a journey worth following The Scotsman Paddy Leigh Fermor... would surely approve Daily Telegraph Eames is unquestionably a master of travel writing... both entertaining and illuminating Good Book Guide A pleasant float through our emerging continent Wanderlust Absorbing and highly entertaining... Rarely do you read a travel book that so effortlessly combines history, culture, an acute observational eye and a sense of humour ABTA Magazine
About the Author
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Andrew Eames was born in 1958. His career in journalism started in south-east Asia, where he travelled and lived for two years. From there he returned to the UK to work first on specialist magazines and then in guide book publishing. Ten years ago he went freelance, and has been writing travel and general interest features mainly for national newspapers, such as The Telegraph and The Times. He is the author of Crossing the Shadow Line, Four Scottish Journeys and Benn's London. His most recent book was The 8.55 to Baghdad. He lives in west London with his wife and two children.
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Book Info
Format
Paperback
448 pages
Author
Andrew Eames
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Publisher
Black Swan an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publication
date
4th February 2010
ISBN
9780552775076
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