{"product_id":"crossing-the-heart-of-africa-an-odyssey-of-love-and-adventure-paperback-3","title":"Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanff Mountain Book Awards WINNER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe spellbinding true story of retracing the extraordinary trek of Ewart \"the Leopard\" Grogan--the legendary British explorer who, in order to win the woman he loved, attempted to become the first person to cross Africa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1898 the dashing British adventurer Ewart Grogan fell head-over-heels in love--but before he could marry, he needed the approval of his beloved's skeptical, aristocratic stepfather. Grogan, seeking to prove his worth and earn his love's hand, then set out on an epic quest to become the first man to cross the entire length of Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, \"a feat hitherto thought by many explorers to be impossible\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA little more than a century later, American journalist Julian Smith also found himself madly in love with his girlfriend of seven years... but he was terrified by the prospect of marraige. Inspired by Grogan's story, which he discovered by chance, Smith decided to face his fears of commitment by retracing the explorer's amazing--but now forgotten--4,500-mile journey for love and glory through Africa. \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Heart of Africa\u003c\/em\u003e is the unforgettable account of these twin adventures, as Smith beautifully ineterweaves his own contemporary journey with Grogan's larger-than-life tale of cannibal attacks, charging elephants, deadly jungles, and romantic triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS WESTERN WRITING AWARDS WINNER: GOLD PRIZE (TRAVEL)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK COMPETITION WINNER: SPECIAL JURY MENTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS AWARDS BEST-BOOK WINNER: MEMOIR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe amazing true story of Julian Smith, who retraced the journey of legendary British explorer Ewart The Leopard Grogan, the first man to cross the length of Africa, in hopes of also winning the heart of the woman he loved. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1898, the dashing young British explorer Ewart \"the Leopard\" Grogan was in love. In order to prove his mettle to his beloved--and her aristocratic stepfather--he set out on a quest to become the first person to walk across Africa, \"a feat hitherto thought by many explorers to be impossible\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, 1900).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, thirty-five-year-old American journalist Julian Smith faced a similar problem with his girlfriend of six years . . . and decided to address it in the same way Grogan had more than a hundred years before: he was going to retrace the Leopard's 4,500-mile journey for love and glory through the lakes, volcanoes, savannas, and crowded modern cities of Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmith interweaves both adventures into a seamless narrative in \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Heart of Africa\u003c\/em\u003e: the story of two explorers, a century apart, who both traversed the length of Africa to prove themselves . . . and came back changed men.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe amazing true story of Julian Smith, who retraced the journey of legendary British explorer Ewart \"The Leopard\" Grogan, the first man to cross the length of Africa, in hopes of also winning the heart of the woman he loved. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1898, the dashing young British explorer Ewart \"the Leopard\" Grogan was in love. 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