Title: A SENSE OF THE WORLD: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler Author: Jason Roberts Short Description: a fabulous biography by my friend Jason Roberts, it’s won huge accolades Synopsis: He was known simply as the Blind Traveler, a solitary, sightless adventurer who fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon and helped chart the Australian outback. Once a celebrity, a bestselling author and inspiration to Charles Darwin and Sir Richard Francis Burton, the charismatic, witty Holman outlived his fame, dying in an obscurity that has endured--until now.