American Traveler: The Life and Adventures of John Ledyard, the Man Who Dreamed of Walking the World by James Zug

American Traveler: The Life and Adventures of John Ledyard, the Man Who Dreamed of Walking the World

James Zug

286 pages first pub 2005 (view editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative slow-paced
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Called a "man of genius" by his close friend Thomas Jefferson, John Ledyard lived, by any standard, a remarkable life. In his thirty-eight years, he accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage; befriended Jefferson, Lafayette, and Tom Paine in Par...

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