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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS 2024

''As epic as it is engaging'' Tom Holland

''Jaunty, highly informative and ultimately sobering'' New York Review of Books

''A fine book... Leon McCarron''s tough journey paints a rich and enthralling portrait'' Sir Michael Palin

The river Tigris is in danger. It has been the lifeblood of ancient Mesopotamia and modern Iraq, but geopolitics and climate change have left the birthplace of civilisation at risk of becoming uninhabitable. In 2021, adventurer Leon McCarron travelled by boat along the full length of the river, in search of hope.

From the source, where Assyrian kings had their images carved into stone, McCarron and his small team journeyed through the Turkish mountains, across north-east Syria and into the heart of Iraq. Passing by historic cities like Diyarbakir, Mosul and Baghdad, McCarron kept the company of fishe

Wounded Tigris

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS 2024''As epic as it is engaging'' Tom Holland''Jaunty, highly informative and ultimately... Read more

    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
    Publication Date: 01/06/2024
    ISBN13: 9781472156211, 978-1472156211
    ISBN10: 1472156218

    Non Fiction , Travel & Transport

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    SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS 2024

    ''As epic as it is engaging'' Tom Holland

    ''Jaunty, highly informative and ultimately sobering'' New York Review of Books

    ''A fine book...     Leon McCarron''s tough journey paints a rich and enthralling portrait'' Sir Michael Palin

    The river Tigris is in danger. It has been the lifeblood of ancient Mesopotamia and modern Iraq, but geopolitics and climate change have left the birthplace of civilisation at risk of becoming uninhabitable. In 2021, adventurer Leon McCarron travelled by boat along the full length of the river, in search of hope.

    From the source, where Assyrian kings had their images carved into stone, McCarron and his small team journeyed through the Turkish mountains, across north-east Syria and into the heart of Iraq. Passing by historic cities like Diyarbakir, Mosul and Baghdad, McCarron kept the company of fishe

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