Beth (M)'s review
A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler by Jason Roberts (Goodreads author!)
James Holman (1786-1857) was the most famous traveler of his age. Known as "The Blind Traveler" he visited Mt. Vesuvius (when it was erupting) hunted slave ships off the coast of Africa, enjoyed Paris, was expelled from Siberia by the Czar... and wrote best sellers about it all. What I loved was Holman's character. He had a way of making new acquaintences feel like old friends and it was his charm, (plus a small stipend earned from his service in the British Navy before he went blind at age 25) that enabled him to see the world.
