Hardback with clipped dustcover over original boards.
Thomas Fletcher Waghorn, Lieut., R.N., was the pioneer of the Overland Mail Route to India via Cairo and Suez.
The story of his adventures and trials in full of the romance of the period when no difficulty but death could stop such an Englishman from achieving his goal.
To-day, his name is not known to many, but a hundred years ago it was that of a public hero of whom was written: " A spirit less bold or indefatigable would have been content with being the first to discover one Overland route; it is the singular fortune of Lieut. Waghorn to have shewn the feasibility of two.."
The great liners which nose their way through the Suez Canal and the planes that carry the air-mail to India twice a week are the current evidence of Waghorn's forgotten courage and perseverance.
Half Title, Frontispiece, Title, Dedication, Contents, Appendices, Maps and Cachet Types, Illustrations, Vignettes, Preface, Maps. xi plus 174 pages text and index.With supporting illustrations.
Very Good.
- Jacket Condition: Very Good
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 25.5 X 19.5cm
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