Libro a plant hunter in tibet De Kingdon-Ward, Frank

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Frank Kingdon-Ward

Editorial

Orchid Press

Año

2006

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

317

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.5 x 15.4 x 2.2 cm

Peso

0.54 kg.

ISBN

9745240877

ISBN13

9789745240872

Categorías

Asia
Literatura de viajes

a plant hunter in tibet

Frank Kingdon-Ward (Autor) · Orchid Press · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "a plant hunter in tibet"

This account of plant-hunter and explorer Frank Kingdon-Ward's 1933 expedition to the southeastern corner of Tibet was as significant for his geographic revelations as it was for the wealth of plant species with which he returned. On this journey Kingdon-Ward reached as far as the Salween River, a particularly remote area of Tibet not previously known or mapped in the West.His lively descriptions of the grand mountain ranges he traversed, the hardships overcome and the plants, fauna and people he encountered are complemented by spectacular photographs. The recollection of such adventures as his sojourn in a remote Buddhist gompa, the frontier justice meted out to a suspected murderer and many other tales enroute make this a gripping and informative read for the Tibetologist, botanist and armchair explorer alike.