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John Harrison Current projects Publications Contact details |
illustrated talks and readingsJohn is an experienced speaker, giving lectures and illustrated talks around the world, as far afield as Antarctica. He has worked frequently as a member of expedition staff on cruise ships around Southern South America, Antarctica and the British Isles, and is a skilled zodiac driver!John is also able to give readings from his published and unpublished works. |
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topics for illustrated talks include: | |
| the Andes | ||
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Where the Sun was Born: Lake Titikaka Tears of the Sun: walking the Camino Real in Ecuador and Peru |
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| Antarctica | ||
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Living on the Edge: wildlife of the far south (South Shetlands, South Georgia, Falkland Islands)
Out of Whose Womb? Shackleton and the Endurance Killer Horn: the Cape Horn trade Trampling on Dreams: the natives of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia Terra Australis Incognita: finding the last continent Who Shot the Albatross? Coleridge and the Rime of the Ancient Mariner Under the Ice: the geography and geology of Antarctica Thar She Blows! a history of whaling |
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| Chilean fjords | ||
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The Thin Country: an introduction to the history and geography of Chile
Poverty, Vermin, Famine and Destruction: John Byron and the wreck of the Wager The Real Robinson Crusoe: the adventures of Alexander Selkirk |
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| Britain and Ireland | ||
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1066 & The Bayeux Tapestry: the end of Saxon England
The Ring of Stone: the castles of Edward I Longitude: or, how not to sail ashore! Jack Tar: the life of the British seaman The Arans and Blaskets: the making of Irishness Irish History without the Boring Bits: highlights of Irish history |
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| To discuss John's availability for talks and readings, contact him direct. |