On A Hoof And A Prayer: Around Argentina At A Gallop

di Polly Evans (Autore)

Transworld Publishers Ltd, 2011

At the age of thirty-four, Polly Evans finally fulfilled a childhood dream - to learn how to ride a horse. But rather than do so conveniently close to home, she decided to travel to Argentina and saddle up among the gauchos. Overcoming battered limbs, a steed hell-bent on bolting, and an encounter with the teeth of one very savage dog, Polly cantered through Andean vineyards and galloped beneath snow-capped Patagonian peaks. She survived a hair-raising game of polo and a back-breaking day herding cattle. Taking a break from riding, she delved into Argentina's tumultuous history: the Europeans' first terrifying acquaintances with the native 'giants'; the sanguinary demise of the early missionaries; and the gruesome drama of Evita's wandering corpse. On a Hoof and Prayer is the stampeding story of Polly's journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl. It's a tale of ponies, painkillers and peregrinations - not just around present-day Argentina, but also into the country's glorious and turbulent past.

• Autore: Polly Evans
• Editore: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Anno: 2011
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 320 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 214 gr.
• EAN: 9780857501172

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