{"id":3182,"date":"2017-06-23T16:08:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T15:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/?p=3182"},"modified":"2017-07-11T08:39:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T07:39:20","slug":"publication-of-one-man-and-mule-my-new-book-from-penguin-random-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/?p=3182","title":{"rendered":"Publication of One Man And Mule, Hugh&#8217;s new book from Penguin Random House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/?attachment_id=3197\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3197\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/16-b-jethro-portrait-IMG_9371-cropped-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/16-b-jethro-portrait-IMG_9371-cropped-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/16-b-jethro-portrait-IMG_9371-cropped-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/16-b-jethro-portrait-IMG_9371-cropped-1024x734.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Today sees the publication of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/?page_id=3143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Man And Mule<\/a><em>, <\/em>Hugh&#8217;s new book from Penguin Random House.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clip of Hugh being interviewed about <em>One Man and a Mule<\/em> by BBC radio:<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3182-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Hugh-Thomson-Outlook-Interview-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Hugh-Thomson-Outlook-Interview-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Hugh-Thomson-Outlook-Interview-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And to celebrate publication, the first person correctly to answer the following four simple questions can win a free copy:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The name of the mule in\u00a0<em>One Man And A Mule<\/em> is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00a0 Arthur \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jethro \u00a0 3 \u00a0 Monty \u00a04 \u00a0 \u00a0Balthazar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In <em>Cochineal Red, <\/em>our expedition into the Andes took a mule that needed two cases of which following drink so that it was balanced on either side:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water \/\u00a0Whiskey \/\u00a0Vodka \/\u00a0Pisco (Peruvian brandy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The name of the mule in my Kindle Single book,<em> Two Men And A Mule,<\/em> that accompanied the BBC Radio Four series of the same name,\u00a0when I travelled with Benedict Allen down into the jungle to Esp\u00edritu Pampa, the so-called \u2018last city of the Incas\u2019, was:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Washington \/ Clinton \/\u00a0Trump \/\u00a0Benito<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Strictly speaking, a mule is the offspring of a<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>male horse and female donkey<\/li>\n<li>male donkey and female horse<\/li>\n<li>mule stallion and female donkey<\/li>\n<li>mule stallion and female horse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Please note that the following are ineligible to enter this competition:\u00a0 my children, Benedict Allen, anyone else who has accompanied me on expeditions into Peru or across England, supporters of Manchester City FC and employees of Penguin Random House.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today sees the publication of One Man And Mule, Hugh&#8217;s new book from Penguin Random House. 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