Publisher's Synopsis
Away at Christmas is a collection of stories about the worldÔÇÖs greatest explorers. From 1492 to the present day, it uses diary entries to highlight where each explorer was and what they did to celebrate the festival in some of the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth.
A tribute to the spirit of human endeavour, Away at Christmas is an extraordinary collection charting the startling achievements of explorers through the centuries. With illustrated maps charting the routes taken and distances covered, itÔÇÖs an ideal gift purchase for any lover of history, endurance and discovery.
