In 1882, Francis Younghusband was commissioned into the First King's Dragoon Guards who were then stationed in India. Younghusband soon launched into his career of exploration with two brief sorties into the Himalayas. The Heart of a Continent, first published in 1896, tells of Younghusband's journey through Manchuria and along the Silk Road into Chinese Turkistan. The narrative allows the archair traveller a vicarious enjoyment of the excitement, the hardships, and the achievements of the Great Game being played at the ...
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In 1882, Francis Younghusband was commissioned into the First King's Dragoon Guards who were then stationed in India. Younghusband soon launched into his career of exploration with two brief sorties into the Himalayas. The Heart of a Continent, first published in 1896, tells of Younghusband's journey through Manchuria and along the Silk Road into Chinese Turkistan. The narrative allows the archair traveller a vicarious enjoyment of the excitement, the hardships, and the achievements of the Great Game being played at the time in Central Asia by Russia and Great Britain.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1984. 1984 printing. Light olive hardcover, illustrated with folding maps including one in a rear pocket, printed dustjacket. Light edgewear, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages with a decorative name stamp on the title page, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is good, unevenly faded with minor edgewear, no chips. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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