{"product_id":"23978-with-cyclists-around-the-world","title":"With Cyclists Around The World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Adi B Hakim\u003cbr\u003eJal P Bapasola\/Rustom B Bhumgara\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Roli Books\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 364\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788174366184\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraveling 44,000 miles , at times in 140'F heat - for days without food, at times without water, at times in pirate infested territories, at times in swamp lands, they cycled through dense jungles and notched up many 'firsts' while pedaling around the globe \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were the first to cycle the World, six young boys from Bombay Weightlifting Club who started this journey of adventure on 15 October 1923. Crossing the desert of Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria and Sinai they became the first globetrotters to cover the most arduous journey of their lives in four years and five months. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA must read of adventure and endurance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS \u0026amp; COMMENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuch deed or heroism and adventure deserve  all praise and encouragement.\u003cbr\u003e- Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great feat of endurance.\u003cbr\u003e- Lord Reading, Viceroy of India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree Indian boys show they've got the right stuff.  It seems these stunts are necessary in this ultra-modern age if one has to secure any recognition.\u003cbr\u003e- Japan Times, 15 December 1925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany people have made world-tours in steamships, rail road trains and airships and many have made long trips on foot, but cycling trip around the globe is unique.\u003cbr\u003e- The Pagoda, Shanghai\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Start\u003cbr\u003eAround the Ghats\u003cbr\u003eThough the Heart of Hindustan\u003cbr\u003eMountainous Baluchistan\u003cbr\u003ePersia - -The Land of Lion and the Sun\u003cbr\u003eCrossing the Syrian Desert\u003cbr\u003ePalestine and Transjordania\u003cbr\u003eIn the Land of Mussolini\u003cbr\u003eCrossing the Alps, Transalpine Tour\u003cbr\u003eTranscontinental Tramp\u003cbr\u003eOld Vienna\u003cbr\u003eThrough Germany and Netherlands\u003cbr\u003eThe Cockpit of Europe\u003cbr\u003eSo This is Paris\u003cbr\u003eAcross the British Isles\u003cbr\u003eNew York and Westward\u003cbr\u003e' The wild west '\u003cbr\u003eIn the Geyser Land and over the Rockies\u003cbr\u003eIn the Land of the Rising Sun\u003cbr\u003eKorea and the Hermit  kingdom\u003cbr\u003eThrough Manchuria\u003cbr\u003eThe Forbidden City\u003cbr\u003eTramp through China\u003cbr\u003eFrench Indo-China\u003cbr\u003eBurma, Bengal, Madras and Ceylon\u003cbr\u003eRolling Home\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Adi B Hakim \/ Roli Books \/ Paperback","offer_id":40785722605737,"sku":"23978","price":31.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/23978.jpg?v=1625527198","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/23978-with-cyclists-around-the-world","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}