by Jan Morris · tapa dura · ISBN 9780393052084
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In 'The World: Travels 1950-2000', Jan Morris shares her eyewitness accounts of key historical moments, including the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, the Eichmann trial, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the handover of Hong Kong. This collection of writings spans the latter half of the twentieth century, offering a unique perspective on events that marked an era.
Catharine Jan Morris was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, including Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong and New York City. She published under her birth name until 1972, when she had gender reassignment surgery, transitioning from male to female.
