[PDF.75bn] The Desert Road to Turkestan (Kodansha Globe)

The Desert Road to Turkestan (Kodansha Globe)

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 | #1219408 in Books |  Kodansha USA |  1995-08-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.60 x1.40 x8.20l, | File type: PDF | 384 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Perhaps too Smart for its own Good|By Nicholas Champlin|I think the casual, non-scholarly reader will be frustrated by long passages that serve to fix the location using dozens of place names, in two or more languages. Sometimes the linguistic geography lessons will go on for pages, and though it's invaluable information, it's frankly impossible to comprehend without taking not|From Publishers Weekly|Originally published in 1929, Lattimore's account of traveling in a camel caravan through inner Mongolia sheds light on the lives and customs of ``camel pullers'' and Chinese traders. |Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information, Inc.|<

In inner Mongolia in 1927, when travel by rail had all but eclipsed the traditional camel caravan, Owen Lattimore embarked on the journey that would establish him as a legendary adventurer and leader among Asian scholars. THE DESERT ROAD TO TURKESTAN is Lattimore's elegant and spirited account of his harrowing expedition across the famous "Winding Road."

Setting off to rejoin his wife for their honeymoon in Chinese Turkestan, Lattimore was forced to contend with ...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.The Desert Road to Turkestan (Kodansha Globe)   |  Owen Lattimore.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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