Eight Feet in the Andes explained

Eight Feet in the Andes
Author:	Dervla Murphy
Orig Lang Code:	en
Publisher:	John Murray
Pub Date:	1983
Pages:	276 (first edition)
Isbn:	0719540836
Preceded By:	Race to the Finish?
Followed By:	Muddling Through in Madagascar

Eight Feet in the Andes is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy.^{[1] [2]} It was first published by John Murray in 1983.^{[3] [4]}

Summary

Eight Feet in the Andes describes Murphy's time in Peru with her daughter Rachel.^[5] The trip was a turning point. Until then, she had enjoyed the liberation and excitement of travel, but the miseries endured by Indigenous people brought home to her how tough conditions were in places like Lima, with its rampant cholera and tuberculosis.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Hoofing It . Richard . Conyngham . . June 2019 . 13 October 2022 . subscription.
2. News: Heights of discomfort. Christopher. Wordsworth . 11 December 1983 . . 34.
3. Web site: Eight Feet in the Andes . . 13 October 2022 . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922234255/http://search.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLBNB&search_scope=LSCOP-BNB&docId=BLL01008766487&fn=permalink . dead .
4. Book: Eight Feet in the Andes . . 24 April 2019 . 9780719565168 . 13 October 2022. Murphy . Dervla .
5. Web site: Dervla Murphy . Ricorso . 13 October 2022 . Bruce . Stewart.
6. News: Dervla Murphy: an appreciation of the great Irish travel writer who has died aged 90 . Hugh . Thompson . Hugh Thomson (writer) . 23 May 2022 . . 13 October 2022.