num_pages: 459
description: Frederick Gustavus Burnaby--soldier, traveler, writer, and pioneer balloonist--set out on an unofficial mission in 1875 to investigate the motives behind Russia's exclusion of foreigners from Central Asia. This is a great story of hardship and humor.
language: English
title: RIDE TO KHIVA
titlecomplete: RIDE TO KHIVA (N/E)
characters: Fred Burnaby
genres: 19th Century, History, British Literature, Asia, Russia, Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure, Memoir
ratings_count: 216
publisher: Random House UK