Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges: Retracing the Epic Journey of 1924-25 in South-East Tibet - Softcover

Ward, Frank Kingdon; Cox, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851493719 ISBN 13: 9781851493715

Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Sm Quarto, PP.335, 258 Color And 51 B & W Photos Plus Added Photos Of The Flood Before And After, This Second Edition Brings The Story Up To Date By Adding An Important Chapter On The Gorges After The Devastating Flood Of 2000; A Complete reprint of this long out of print book which has been A Largely Unavailable book. A New Foreword By Jean Rasmussen, Kingdon Wards Wife At the Time Of His Death, And Added Chapters By Cox, Baker And Ken Storm Jr., These Recent Expeditions That Retraced The Original Expedition Path and Ultimately Solved The Riddle; The Wonderful Original Book Was Significantly Enhanced in this 2001 Edition With Numerous New Photos And Information In this New Version

About this title

About the Author:

Original text by Frank Kingdon Ward, edited by Kenneth Cox. Additional material by Kenneth Cox, Ken Storm Jr. and Ian Baker Kenneth Cox, from a family of writers, plant hunters, nurserymen and world experts on rhododendrons, runs the family horticultural business in Scotland. He has travelled extensively and led two expeditions to Yunnan, China, and five to Tibet in search of plants. Kenneth R. Storm, Jr. has explored Mexican gorges, the Colorado Plateau, the Green and Colorado Rivers, the western Himalayan region of Ladakh and has made five journeys to the Tsangpo gorges. Ian Baker has written extensively on the art and culture of Tibet and the Himalayas. He has made eight expeditions into the region of the Tsangpo gorges following pilgrimage routes described in ancient Tibetan texts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1851493719
• ISBN 13: 9781851493715
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320