River Road to China
Subtitle: The Search for the Source of the Mekong, 1866-73
Edition: 1st American Ed edition
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: March 11, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780871137524
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Geographical discovery & exploration; Travel & holiday guides; Indochina; Discovery and exploration; Discovery And Exploration (General); History; History - General History; History: World; ASIA; Earth Sciences - Geography; Asia - China; Asia - Southeast; History / Expeditions & Discoveries; Mekong River; Asia - General; China; Description and travel
First sentence: The French explorers were men of their age: the enlightened, educated, scientific mid-nineteenth century.