Through a land of extremes
Subtitle: the Littledales of Central Asia
By: Elizabeth & Nicholas Clinch ; foreword by Sir Chris Bonington
Contributors: Clinch, Nicholas, 1930-
Series: Legends and lore series
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Seattle, WA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781594855146; 9781594855153
Subjects: Description and travel; Travelers; Biography; Explorers; British; Discovery and exploration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Sir Chris Bonington; title: Expedition chronology; title: Maps; title: Epigraph; title: Introduction : On the trail of the Littledales; title: Central Asia, land of extremes; title: Teresa Harris; title: St. George Littledale; title: Together; title: From the Rockies to the Caucasus; title: The Alai and the Altai; title: Across the Pamirs; title: To Gilgit; title: On to India; title: Across Central Asia; title: To Peking; title: Toward Tibet; title: From Kashgar to Cherchen; title: The Akka Tagh; title: The Chang Tang; title: Confrontation; title: Return; title: Russians and royalty; title: The clock years; title: The last expedition; title: The clock winders; title: Glossary