The Heart of a Continent
By: Francis Edward Younghusband
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During the years of the Great Game a political struggle between Britain and Russia Younghusband set out on a series of explorations into the heart of Central Asia. From the mountains of Manchuria to the inhospitable tracts of Tibet and Turkestan, Younghusband charted courses, dined with Russian officers and encountered aggressive Hunza raiders. He gleaned insightful details on the lives of nomadic tribes and dispelled several geographical myths.
A travelogue brimming with tales of pioneering expeditions, The Heart of a Continent unravels for us a Central Asia that now only lives on in ancient records.
Publication Date:
01/09/2013
Number of Pages::
160
Binding:
Paper Back
ISBN:
9788129124395
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Publisher Date:
01/09/2013
Number of Pages::
160
Binding:
Paper Back
ISBN:
9788129124395
During the years of the Great Game a political struggle between Britain and Russia Younghusband set out on a series of explorations into the heart of Central Asia. From the mountains of Manchuria to the inhospitable tracts of Tibet and Turkestan, Younghusband charted courses, dined with Russian officers and encountered aggressive Hunza raiders. He gleaned insightful details on the lives of nomadic tribes and dispelled several geographical myths.
A travelogue brimming with tales of pioneering expeditions, The Heart of a Continent unravels for us a Central Asia that now only lives on in ancient records.