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Hugh Thomson

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Hugh Thomson believes strongly that the world is not as explored as we like to suppose.

He writes about the wilder corners of the planet, from the edges of Peru to the Himalayas, looking for Inca ruins and lost cultures. Geographical commented that 'He is a writer who explores and not an explorer who writes.'

For 'The Green Road into the Trees', he returned to Britain to write about his own country. It won the inaugural Wainwright Prize for Best Nature and Travel Writing. 'An immensely enjoyable book: curious, articulate, intellectually playful and savagely candid.' Spectator.

For the recent sequel, 'One Man and a Mule', he decided to have ‘a South American adventure in England’ by taking a mule as a pack animal across the North of England.

His previous books include: 'The White Rock', 'Nanda Devi' and 'Cochineal Red: Travels through Ancient Peru' , and he has collected some of his favourite places in the lavishly illustrated '50 Wonders of the World'.

In 2009 he wrote 'Tequila Oil', a memoir about getting lost in Mexico when he was eighteen and, in the words of the Alice Cooper song, 'didn't know what he wanted'. It was serialised by BBC R4 as 'Book of the Week'.

"Delightful, celebratory and honest....In a way 'Tequila Oil' is the first installment of his now-complete trilogy, his 'Cochineal Red' and 'The White Rock' being two of the finest books on Latin America of recent years."

See www.thewhiterock.co.uk for more, including his blog and events at which he is speaking.

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Books from Hugh Thomson

Lost City of the Incas

At The Captain's Table: Life on a Luxury Liner

Tequila Oil

The Green Road into the Trees: An Exploration of England

Cochineal Red: Travels Through Ancient Peru

Nanda Devi: A Journey to the Last Sanctuary

One Man and a Mule: Across England with a Pack Mule

The Map Tour: A History of Tourism Told Through Rare Maps, From the Grand Tour to Globalization

50 Wonders of the World: The Greatest Man-made Constructions from the Pyramids of Giza to the Golden Gate Bridge

Illustrations From Pride and Prejudice 1833 - 1898 Published Editions: Illustrations By C.E. Brock, H. M. Brock and Hugh Thomson

The Complete Works of J. M. Barrie (With Illustrations): Novels, Plays, Essays, Short Stories & Memoirs: Peter Pan Adventures, Thrums Trilogy, Ibsen's ... Dead, The Little White Bird, Lady's Shoe…

Pride and Prejudice - Classic Edition

Mansfield Park: With original illustrations - annotated

A Compilation of Illustrations Published with Emma By Jane Austen Novels From 1833 Through 1909

Persuasion Illustrations Through The Years 1833 - 1909

The White Rock

As You Like It (Annotated & Illustrated)

Traveling with Cortés and Pizarro: Discovering Fine Pre-Columbian Art: A Curator’s and Collector’s Journey Through the Stuart Handler Collection

Pride and Prejudice: Peacock Edition Illustrated 1894 Version Revived

Trekking in Peru: Custom Guide

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Books from Hugh Thomson

Lost City of the Incas

At The Captain's Table: Life on a Luxury Liner

Tequila Oil

The Green Road into the Trees: An Exploration of England

Cochineal Red: Travels Through Ancient Peru

Nanda Devi: A Journey to the Last Sanctuary

One Man and a Mule: Across England with a Pack Mule

The Map Tour: A History of Tourism Told Through Rare Maps, From the Grand Tour to Globalization

50 Wonders of the World: The Greatest Man-made Constructions from the Pyramids of Giza to the Golden Gate Bridge

Illustrations From Pride and Prejudice 1833 - 1898 Published Editions: Illustrations By C.E. Brock, H. M. Brock and Hugh Thomson

The Complete Works of J. M. Barrie (With Illustrations): Novels, Plays, Essays, Short Stories & Memoirs: Peter Pan Adventures, Thrums Trilogy, Ibsen's ... Dead, The Little White Bird, Lady's Shoe…

Pride and Prejudice - Classic Edition

Mansfield Park: With original illustrations - annotated

A Compilation of Illustrations Published with Emma By Jane Austen Novels From 1833 Through 1909

Persuasion Illustrations Through The Years 1833 - 1909

The White Rock

As You Like It (Annotated &amp; Illustrated)

Traveling with Cortés and Pizarro: Discovering Fine Pre-Columbian Art: A Curator’s and Collector’s Journey Through the Stuart Handler Collection

Pride and Prejudice: Peacock Edition Illustrated 1894 Version Revived

Trekking in Peru: Custom Guide

As You Like It (Annotated & Illustrated)