The Siege of Shangri-La
Subtitle: The Quest for Tibet's Sacred Hidden Paradise
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Broadway
Published: December 24, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780767904858
Subjects: Tibet (China); History - General History; Description; History; History: World; Asia - Tibet; History / Asia; Brahmaputra River; Asia - General; Description and travel
First sentence: IN EARLY 1924, when Francis kingdon-Ward set sail from London bound for Calcutta and, eventually, the Tsangpo River Gorge in southeastern Tibet, he was under no illusions about the challenges ahead.