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Younghusband : The Last Great Imperial Adventurer by Patrick French (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Sir Francis Younghusband was the last of the great imperialistsa dashing adventurer, who in 1903 single-handedly invaded Tibet, wiped out its entire army, and then became a mystic. Admired by H.G Wells and Bertrand Russell, he launched early assaults on Mt. Everest, held the world record for the 300-yard dash, was the first European since Marco Polo to travel from Peking to Central Asia, discovered the source of the Indus, and, as a spy, his presumed death nearly sparked an Indo-Russian war. The quest to discover this man led Patrick French from the Himalayas to Kashmir and into Tibet in search of clues.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins The Limited

ISBN-100006376010

ISBN-139780006376019

eBay Product ID (ePID)1574475

Product Key Features

Book TitleYounghusband : the Last Great Imperial Adventurer

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsia / General, Imperialism, Adventurers & Explorers, Essays & Travelogues

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorPatrick French

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal325.3/41/0549/092

SynopsisSir Francis Younghusband was the last of the great imperialists, a dashing adventurer - in 1903 he single-handedly invaded Tibet, wiped out its entire army and then became a mystic. Admired by H.G Wells and Bertrand Russell, he held the world record for the 300-yard dash, was the first European since Marco Polo to travel from Peking to Central Asia, discovered the source of the Indus and as a spy his presumed death almost sparked off an Indo-Russian war.

LC Classification NumberCT9971.Y68