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Caucasian Journey

by Negley Farson

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Negley Farson was the grandson of an American civil war general who rode with Sherman as they burned Georgia from Atlanta to the sea. Perhaps that is what gave the young man his life-long thirst for adventure? Farson flew with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, took part in the Russian revolution, was present at the arrest of Gandhi, and went on to become one of the most celebrated international journalists of his day. Yet one of Farson's adventures stands alone, his equestrian exploration of the Western Caucasus mountains. The intrepid reporter saddled up in the spring of 1929, accompanied by an aging, eccentric Englishman who lived in Moscow. With no prior equestrian travel experience between them, the two would-be explorers were soon discovering the harsh realities of life on the road. They were lashed by hailstorms, threatened by skeptical Soviet commissars, denied shelter by suspicious natives, and spent night after night in rain-soaked misery. A personal chronicle of an already exciting life, "Caucasian Journey" tells how Farson also discovered the seldom-seen splendors of this mountainous region with its alpine snowfields painted gold by the sun, picturesque villages forgotten by the outer world, and magnificent horsemen who were practically born in the saddle. A thrilling account and a poetic remembrance, "Caucasian Journey" is an amply illustrated adventure classic.… (more)
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Well that was a surprise. An old book I pulled off the shelves when I had nothing else to read. It had once belonged to an aunt and somehow in various moves and house clearances had managed to ovoid being thrown away.

Published in 1951 it is the recollection of Negley Farson of a journey he made in the Caucasus in 1929. At that time, the very early days of the USSR and Stalin, he was the foreign correspondent of a western newspaper. And a very good one he must have been. Great company too I have no doubt as he tells a great story.

He befriends an old English resident ex-patriate in Moscow, persuades his newspaper to provide expenses and sets off to the Caucasus to find horses to hire and a guide to take them over the mountain passes and down to the Black Sea. Mr Farson himself has experience of living in the backwoods of western Canada and is a keen fly fisherman. In addition to his rods he equips himself with a camping outfit from Fortnum and Mason, 1000 Gold Flake cigarettes and a small collection of Russian classic books for the evenings by the campfire. No matter what difficulties or discomforts confront him he remains in good humour, appreciates the wonders around him and does not forget to make notes even in the most dire circumstances.

He was a well known journalist in his day and published several books. I'm so pleased to have found this one. ( )
  Steve38 | Oct 24, 2021 |
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Negley Farson was the grandson of an American civil war general who rode with Sherman as they burned Georgia from Atlanta to the sea. Perhaps that is what gave the young man his life-long thirst for adventure? Farson flew with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, took part in the Russian revolution, was present at the arrest of Gandhi, and went on to become one of the most celebrated international journalists of his day. Yet one of Farson's adventures stands alone, his equestrian exploration of the Western Caucasus mountains. The intrepid reporter saddled up in the spring of 1929, accompanied by an aging, eccentric Englishman who lived in Moscow. With no prior equestrian travel experience between them, the two would-be explorers were soon discovering the harsh realities of life on the road. They were lashed by hailstorms, threatened by skeptical Soviet commissars, denied shelter by suspicious natives, and spent night after night in rain-soaked misery. A personal chronicle of an already exciting life, "Caucasian Journey" tells how Farson also discovered the seldom-seen splendors of this mountainous region with its alpine snowfields painted gold by the sun, picturesque villages forgotten by the outer world, and magnificent horsemen who were practically born in the saddle. A thrilling account and a poetic remembrance, "Caucasian Journey" is an amply illustrated adventure classic.

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