Freya Stark explored Iran's Valleys of the Assassins
Why write a boring memoir when you can casually wander into the unmapped, hostile territories of the Middle East during the 1930s just to spice up your travelogue? Freya Stark famously navigated the legendary Valleys of the Assassins in Iran completely solo, turning incredibly dangerous geographic exploration into highly lucrative, best-selling literature.

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