The Heart of a Continent.
A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, Across the Gobi Desert, through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Chitral, 1884-1894.
Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, China, Adventure & Literary Travel, History
| Author: | Francis Younghusband | ISBN: | 9780543011015 |
| Publisher: | Adegi Graphics LLC | Publication: | November 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Elibron | Language: | English |
| Author: | Francis Younghusband |
| ISBN: | 9780543011015 |
| Publisher: | Adegi Graphics LLC |
| Publication: | November 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Elibron |
| Language: | English |
Replica of 1896 edition by John Murray, London. Elibron Classics. Oversize maps are available as a free download. John Frederick Baddeley (July 1854 – Oxford, 16 February 1940) was a British traveller, scholar and journalist, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942, Dorset was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered chiefly for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, which he led, during which a massacre of Tibetans occurred, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and President of the Royal Geographical Society.
Replica of 1896 edition by John Murray, London. Elibron Classics. Oversize maps are available as a free download. John Frederick Baddeley (July 1854 – Oxford, 16 February 1940) was a British traveller, scholar and journalist, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942, Dorset was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered chiefly for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, which he led, during which a massacre of Tibetans occurred, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and President of the Royal Geographical Society.
