Inicio > Biografía e historias reales > Biografía: general > Indiana MacCreagh
Indiana MacCreagh

Indiana MacCreagh

Indiana MacCreagh

Roderick Heather

25,42 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
New Generation Publishing Ltd
Año de edición:
2019
Materia
Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781789555004
25,42 €
IVA incluido
Disponible

Selecciona una librería:

  • Librería Samer Atenea
  • Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
  • Kálamo Books
  • Librería Perelló (Valencia)
  • Librería Elías (Asturias)
  • Donde los libros
  • Librería Kolima (Madrid)
  • Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Sobre IBD

Ever since the first Indian Jones film hit the silver screen in 1984, there has been speculation as to whether the fictional character was inspired by real-life. Indiana MacCreagh is the stand-out candidate. An intrepid explorer, adventurer and big-game hunter, he was also a prolific author whose writings entertained millions around the world.MacCreagh spoke several languages and was an entomologist, anthropologist, pilot, musician and photographer. He travelled extensively overseas, including South America, India, Burma, Tibet and Africa and led expeditions to the Amazon and Ethiopia in search of the Ark of the Covenant. He also served in both World Wars.MacCreagh enjoyed a remarkable life but the details are something of a mystery and full of enigmas. This book reveals the truth behind the legend and explores whether MacCreagh was the inspiration for the Indiana Jones stories. It is a biography, a tale of adventure and something of a detective story. Based on detailed research, the author challenges the accepted version of MacCreagh’s life and provides a fascinating insight into the man and his achievements.

Artículos relacionados

  • Hope Reigns
    Mary Farmer
    This suspenseful memoir will keep you on the edge of your seat as Mary shares her terrifying journey of escape from her abusive husband. She quickly learns that his power and control extends far beyond the four walls of their home as she is forced to fight for her freedom and her life while hiding in a shelter with their daughter. Her story is one that all can relate to as she ...
    Disponible

    12,75 €

  • Fear Is Not An Option
    Michele Anstead
    Michele Anstead’s inspiring true story is a stunning account of ultimate triumph over the most impossible of odds. From an early age, her life was marred by abuse, deprivation, abandonment, addiction, incarceration, tragedy and loss.  Michele's downward spiral began at the age of three, when she witnessed her mother and aunt being beaten by her uncle, followed by her mother...
    Disponible

    15,60 €

  • A Grizzly Tale
    Johan Otter
    Johan Otter’s life changed in a fraction of a second the day he and his daughter Jenna were attacked by a grizzly bear while hiking in Glacier National Park. This is his tale of survival, family, and triumph in the face of trauma. “More than a story of a bear attack, this is the incredible story of a father and daughter's love, determination, resilience, and triumph. Johan ...
    Disponible

    23,63 €

  • Camouflaged Sisters
    Lila Holley
    We see their strong, determined faces in uniform. We see their unceasing exhibition of honor and courage while protecting our country. But there is something we don’t see: victims of the system—the system with the mission to protect all people of America, including its servicemembers.In Camouflaged Sisters: Silent No More, twelve women strip away all comfort and protection to s...
    Disponible

    20,78 €

  • I Never Came Home
    Robert L. Scheck
    Are you aware of the hour we are in? This 21st Century has been dubbed the “Age of Information.” Our world today is inundated with a sea of information, yet could we still be lacking wisdom? We claim information and knowledge are power, so, why then do nations still fall into the same critical mistakes, generation after generation, regarding being powerless in preventing wars, ...
    Disponible

    8,54 €

  • Turing
    Fergus Mason
    Hundreds of movies and thousands of books have been written about the heroes of World War II. For dozens of years, however, few people knew about one of the greatest heroes of the war—a mild-mannered, eccentric mathematician from the University of Cambridge. This man, an undeniable genius whose later life was plagued by controversy and tragedy, probably played a greater role in...
    Disponible

    12,03 €

Otros libros del autor

  • The Marsala Connection
    Roderick Heather
    When an unexpected storm forced the Liverpool merchant, John Woodhouse, into the Sicilian port of Marsala in 1770, he had no idea that this chance event would end up making him a fortune. He fortuitously discovered that the local wine when fortified with brandy, would make an excellent competitor to madeira, then one of the world’s most popular wines. Together with his son, Woo...
    Disponible

    21,77 €

  • The Summer of ’56
    Roderick Heather
    This is the story of the author's early childhood, mostly set in the provincial Midlands town of Leamington Spa. The book covers the first twenty formative years of the author's life from 1944 to 1964. As Britain emerged from the trauma of World War II, the late 1940s and early 1950s were a period of austerity and rationing. Although living standards for many were gradu...
    Disponible

    17,33 €

  • Russia From Red to Black
    Roderick Heather
    Russia experienced two traumatic revolutions during the 20th century, the first in 1917 bringing the Bolsheviks to power and ultimately ushering in the era of the Soviet communist state. The second in late 1991 saw the rapid dismantling of the Soviet empire, the demise of the communists as the dominating force in Russian and eastern European politics and the installation of Bo...
    Disponible

    22,08 €

  • The Iron Tsar
    Roderick Heather
    In 1870, having worked his way up from humble beginnings in South Wales, John Hughes although only semi-literate, was a successful inventor, wealthy industrialist and family man living in London. At the age of 55 he decided to leave everything behind and move to the desolate Ukrainian Steppe, then part of Tsarist Russia, to set up a modern iron and steel works. Having negotiate...
    Disponible

    19,70 €