Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges Francis Kingdon Ward

Name: Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges By Francis Kingdon Ward
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Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges by Francis Kingdon Ward

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Little explored and virtually inaccessible, the Tsangpo Gorge in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest. Through it twists the Yarlong Tsangpo, Tibet's great river, emerging far below on the plains of India. This is the story of its exploration and the flora and fauna found there.

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Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges by Francis Kingdon Ward

A new, fully-illustrated edition designed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this classic account of botanical exploration in Tibet in 1924-5. Little explored and virtually inaccessible, the Tsangpo Gorge in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest. Through it twists the Yarlong Tsangpo, Tibet's great river, emerging far below on the plains of India. This is the story of its exploration and the flora and fauna found there.

About Francis Kingdon Ward

Original text by Frank Kingdon Ward, edited by Kenneth Cox. Additional material by Kenneth Cox, Ken Storm Jr. and Ian Baker Kenneth Cox, from a family of writers, plant hunters, nurserymen and world experts on rhododendrons, runs the family horticultural business in Scotland. He has travelled extensively and led two expeditions to Yunnan, China, and five to Tibet in search of plants. Kenneth R. Storm, Jr. has explored Mexican gorges, the Colorado Plateau, the Green and Colorado Rivers, the western Himalayan region of Ladakh and has made five journeys to the Tsangpo gorges. Ian Baker has written extensively on the art and culture of Tibet and the Himalayas. He has made eight expeditions into the region of the Tsangpo gorges following pilgrimage routes described in ancient Tibetan texts.

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Sku

GOR003374195

ISBN 13

9781851493715

ISBN 10

1851493719

Title

Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges by Francis Kingdon Ward

Author

Francis Kingdon Ward

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

ACC Art Books

Year published

1999-01-01

Number of pages

300

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N/A

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