The Silk Roads: A History of the Great Trading Routes Between East and West

Description

Features timelines, maps, profiles on key figures and important cities and is also packed with illustrations of the many and diverse nations along these incredible routes

Geordie Torr is a freelance writer, photographer and editor based in Winchester, England. After studying at the University of Sydney and James Cook University, he worked on Australian Geographic, National Geographic Traveller Australia & New Zealand and was the editor of Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society, for eight years. Since going freelance, Geordie has traveled the world, publishing articles on a variety of subjects. His recent books demonstrate his extensive breadth of knowledge, and include Pythons of Australia, Discovering Planet Earth, and The Templars.