Turkestan Solo: One Woman's Expedition from the Tien Shan to the Kizil Kum (Century Travel Classic)

Rating:
Summary: An undiscovered classic!
Review: I was turned on to Ella Maillart after stumbling accidentally onto her obituary in the New York Times. Her life was so interesting that I went to the library and read all of her books -- she is now one of my heroes. This was a woman who was years ahead of her time. She makes the North Pole explorers look like creampuffs. Hers are some of the most incredible travelogues you will ever come across, and are all the more amazing considering that she was the first true female explorer. Some kind publisher should reissue a collection of her best work. A winner and worth seeking out.

Rating:
Summary: An undiscovered classic!
Review: I was turned on to Ella Maillart after stumbling accidentally onto her obituary in the New York Times. Her life was so interesting that I went to the library and read all of her books -- she is now one of my heroes. This was a woman who was years ahead of her time. She makes the North Pole explorers look like creampuffs. Hers are some of the most incredible travelogues you will ever come across, and are all the more amazing considering that she was the first true female explorer. Some kind publisher should reissue a collection of her best work. A winner and worth seeking out.