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Appears unread and in near fine condition with very slight creasing to top and bottom of dust jacket at the spine and back top and faint slight spotting to top of text block. John blashfordsnell has 17 books on goodreads with 116 ratings. Captain john blashford snell of the royal engineers was commissioned to select, train and lead the 60 strong party. Colonel john blashfordsnell is a legendary explorer. Patrons medal, and is the author of 15 books and a wonderful autobiography. I had been most intrigued with his 1971 crossing of the darien gap, but further investigation revealed a character right out of a hollywood screenplaya professional soldier, explorer, leader of men, humanitarian, and renaissance man. John blashfordsnell books list of books by author john. Joining an explorerled adventure to deliver aid along the. Colonel john nicholas blashford snell cbe born 22 october 1936 is a former british army officer, explorer and author.
Children greet the team and receive books and stationery image. This is a fascinating book for adventurous boys and girls. The book mammoth hunt that he wrote with rula lenska tells the story. Mp3 books are available on both mp3 cd and usb memory stick and via streaming. This is your life john blashfordsnell, british army officer, explorer and author, was surprised by eamonn andrews outside bbc broadcasting house in.
Honorable prochancellor, i have pleasure in presenting colonel john blashordsnell for the award of an honorary fellowship of liverpool john moores university. Amongst the works produced on the voyage were series of specimens, including bats obtained in new guinea, that were deposited and examined at the british museum. John blashford snell was born in 1936 and educated at victoria college, jersey and subsequently entered the royal military academy, sandhurst. The expedition was mounted by the scientific exploration society, and the expedition leader was colonel john blashfordsnell.
John blashford snell was born on october 22, 1936 in hereford, england as john nicholas blashford snell. Victoria blashfordsnell books list of books by author. The success of this immense expedition led to even tougher assignments, such as the first vehicle crossing of the complete darien gap in 19712 and in 19745, navigating almost all the 2,700 miles of the great zaire now congo river. He has been married to judith frances sherman since august 27, 1960.
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The first was to determine if a reed boat could navigate its way from the bolivian coca region to the atlantic, thus making some sense out of why cocaine was found in the ancient, mummified body of. Colonel john blashfordsnell cbe birth namejohn nicholas blashfordsnell born 22 october 1936 hereford, herefordshire, england allegiance united kingdom servicebranch british army years of service19541991 rankcolonel service number453555 unitroyal engineers spousejudith sherman colonel john nicholas blashfordsnell cbe is a former british army officer, explorer and author. He founded operation raleigh and the scientific exploration society. The official website of colonel john blashfordsnell cbe. Colonel john blashfordsnell is in a remote part of guyana, where hes helping a local tribe set up a sustainable business, and tuning its grand piano. Dec 12, 2002 explorer john blashford snell delivering the wai wais piano deep in the heart of the amazon rainforest is the village of masakemari, whose name means place of the mosquitoes. The autobiography of john blashfordsnell amazon uk. Operation drake by blashfordsnell, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Colonel john nicholas blashford snell obe born 22 october 1936 is a former british army officer, explorer and author. The autobiography of john blashford snell 1st by john blashfordsnell isbn. His family roots lie in jersey where his paternal grandfather was a sea captain.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. A sort of david attenboroughbear grylls hybrid, the colonel has led a number of expeditions that have contributed to his status as a living legend. John blashfordsnell project gutenberg selfpublishing. Blashfordsnell likes everyone to come out well from his expeditions and has little time for those that simply conquer territory. Blashfordsnell, our narrator and man in charge, launched the expedition snailham participated in its final leg in may 2001 with two objectives. While conducting recces with his local representative yolima cipagauta. Colonel john nicholas blashfordsnell cbe born 22 october 1936 is a former british army officer, explorer and author. Where the trail runs out by blashford snell abebooks. He has lead over a hundred expeditions and his entire career has been involved with developing leadership and potential in others both in the army and in civilian life. John blashfordsnells most popular book is mammoth hunt. Buy the horse travel handbook by cuchullaine oreilly, colonel john blashfordsnell from waterstones today. In may 2001, he set off through dense rainforest with a full team of junglebashers, archaeologists, soldiers and scientists to reach the area where the dangerously snakeinfested ruins were believed to be. In search of great paititi and the trade routes of the ancients by blashford snell, john, snailham, richard 2002 hardcover 01jan1609.
Colonel john blashfordsnell, 77, is an explorer and honorary president of the scientific exploration society, which he founded with army colleagues in 1969, following a. The indefatigable col john blashfordsnell is one of our great. Colonel john nicholas blashfordsnell obe born 22 october 1936 is a former british army officer, explorer and author. East to the amazon by john blashfordsnell, richard snailham. John blashfordsnell was born on october 22, 1936 in hereford, england as john nicholas blashfordsnell. I became aware of colonel john blashfordsnell in 1997 while researching a trip to south america. John blashford snell is the author of mammoth hunt 2. Magazine article geographical john blashford snell. The horse travel handbook by cuchullaine oreilly, colonel. Next year his 80th hes off to mongolia, to followup reported sightings of the almas a yetilike creature in a trip that will involve archaeology and botany, to colombia to help the wiwa tribe, and to burma this one is still in the.
Colonel john blashfordsnells numerous expeditions were among the most impressive of the last century. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Thor heyerdahl, gene savoy, kitin munoz, dominique goerlitz, paul harmon, alexei vranich, phil buck, john blashford snell, atlantic, pasific, south america and. Operation drake by john blashfordsnell hardback, 1981 for. Blashford snell, our narrator and man in charge, launched the expedition snailham participated in its final leg in may 2001 with two objectives.
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