Speedy motor : travels across Asia and the Middle East in a Morgan / / John Carswell

• Autore: Carswell John <1931->
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2019; [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2019
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, photographs, maps
• Disciplina: 915.04427092
• Soggetto topico: Automobile travel - Asia - History - 20th century; Automobile travel - Middle East - History - 20th century; Morgan automobile
• Soggetto geografico: Asia Description and travel; Middle East Description and travel
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: In the Beginning -- The Road to Damascus -- Journey to Bombay -- India to Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka -- Male and the Maldives -- Sri Lanka Again -- India Once More -- The Crash -- Bombay and Back -- War -- The Final Solution -- Epilogue.
• Sommario/riassunto: In the summer of 1974, against the backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War, ceramics expert and Morgan sports car enthusiast John Carswell set off with his young family from their home in Beirut on an expedition across Asia and the Middle East. Their mode of transport was their beloved motor car, a Morgan 4/4 four seater, named 'Speedy'. Following in the steps of Ibn Battuta, their destination was the Maldives, where Carswell hoped to find evidence of the Chinese blue and white pottery which he was researching. The family travelled via Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and from there they sailed to Bombay (Mumbai). What followed was an extraordinary journey across the length of India to Sri Lanka and from there to the Maldives. Speedy Motor tells, with wit and sparkle, the trials and tribulations of one family car over several decades in the Middle East and latterly Europe. When the family were forced to flee Beirut during the Civil War, Speedy temporarily fell into the hands of Hizbollah but years later 'he' was reunited with his family in England. John Carswell's vivid account of a unique expedition and a much-loved car provides a vibrant portrait of a region in the grip of change.
• Altri titoli varianti: Travels across Asia and the Middle East in a Morgan
• Titolo autorizzato: Speedy motor
• ISBN: 1-350-98815-4; 1-78673-052-9; 1-78672-052-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910162792503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II