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The Lost Camels of Tartary
John Hare
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Description for The Lost Camels of Tartary
Paperback. * In the tradition of Tim Severin's bestselling tales of intrepid exploration. * Adventure travel book by explorer in search of the unseen camels of Tartary in forbidden China. Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 16, Col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; WNC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
John Hare has made three expeditions to the Mongolian and Chinese Gobi deserts, the first in 1993 with Russian scientists and the second and third with Chinese scientists in 1995 and 1996. The book records the amazing adventures he has experienced on those expeditions and will record details of the 30-day walk on foot in the formidable Kum Tagh sand dunes in the spring of 1997. He is the first recorded foreigner to have crossed the Gashun Gobi from north to south. The expeditions were primarily concerned with tracking down the mysterious wild Bactrian ... Read more
John Hare has made three expeditions to the Mongolian and Chinese Gobi deserts, the first in 1993 with Russian scientists and the second and third with Chinese scientists in 1995 and 1996. The book records the amazing adventures he has experienced on those expeditions and will record details of the 30-day walk on foot in the formidable Kum Tagh sand dunes in the spring of 1997. He is the first recorded foreigner to have crossed the Gashun Gobi from north to south. The expeditions were primarily concerned with tracking down the mysterious wild Bactrian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349111469
SKU
V9780349111469
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About John Hare
John Hare has lectured to the Royal Geographic Society, the United Nations and the Royal Society for Asian Affairs and broadcast on BBC radio and television regularly.
Reviews for The Lost Camels of Tartary
a terrific tale
LITERARY REVIEW
an admirable book
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
destined to become a modern adventure classic
FOCUS
John Hare is a modern version of the adventurers of old... How wonderful that, in this materialistic world, people like John exist to champion that endangered, fast-vanishng wild Bactrian camel.
Jane Goodall
LITERARY REVIEW
an admirable book
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
destined to become a modern adventure classic
FOCUS
John Hare is a modern version of the adventurers of old... How wonderful that, in this materialistic world, people like John exist to champion that endangered, fast-vanishng wild Bactrian camel.
Jane Goodall