Keay, John
KEAY, John
KEAY, John. British, b. 1941. Genres: Travel/Exploration, History. Publications: Into India, 1973; When Men and Mountains Meet, 1977; The Gilgit Game, 1979; India Discovered, 1981; Eccentric Travellers, 1982; Highland Drove, 1984; Explorers Extraordinary, 1985; The Honourable Company, 1991; Indonesia: From Sabang to Merauke, 1995; Last Post: The End of Empire in the Far East, 1997; India: A History, 2000; The Great Arc, 2000. EDITOR: The Royal Geographical Society's History of World Exploration, 1991; Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland, 1994. Address: Succoth, Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland.
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