The Blind Horns Hate

The Blind Horns Hate by Richard Hough. Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, New York, NY, 1971. 1st Edition1st Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. DJ price clipped. 336 Pgs. ISBN 0393054292. LCCN 76-116102. Magellan, Drake, and Other Adventurers in the Uttermost South. With the aid of the Chilean and Argentine air and naval forces, the author explored in 1969 all the areas and waterways where the first pioneers tentatively sought a new route to the fabulous east and often starved, died, or were massacred. It is a hard tail to tell, ending so often in death, but sometimes in triumph. The maps of the terrible Cape Horn landscape are now adorned by their name; the author has enriched their memory by this narrative. Illustrated with the authors photographs of the area plus reproductions of paintings & documents. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 22161.