The Lost Camels Of Tartary
A Quest into Forbidden China
$37.77
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
25 August 1999
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349111469 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349111464 |
| Author: | John Hare, Jane Goodall |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 1999 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
a terrific tale
a terrific tale - LITERARY REVIEW
an admirable book - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYdestined to become a modern adventure classic - FOCUSJohn 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 GoodallAbout The Author
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.
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