Cover of High Endeavours: The Extraordinary Life and Adventures of Miles and Beryl Smeeton

High Endeavours: The Extraordinary Life and Adventures of Miles and Beryl Smeeton

Miles Clarke's moving and exhilarating biography establishes Miles and Beryl Smeeton as the most accomplished traveling and adventuring couple of the 20th century. It is both a love story and an adventure story beyond compare.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 480 pages

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