My Life as an Explorer - Hardcover
This is an autobiography by the famous trans-himalayan explorer Sven Hedin, a native of Sweden, who has his name written in bold in the role of explorers of central Asia and Tibet. His long career lasted many decades and his pen turned out many classics of exploration like "Trans Himalayan", "Southern Tibet", "Riddles of the Gobi Desert", "Through Asia", "Journey through Persia, Mesopotamia and Caucasus", "Central Asia and Tibet", etcetera. Born in 1865, he commenced his career in 1885-86 when he travelled through Persia and Mesopotamia. Since then he was almost always on expedition, resting of a couple of years to write and then setting off again. He became a Swedish noble in 1902 and was knighted by the English king in 1909. In 1923 he travelled around the world through the United States, Mongolia and Russia. This book is a reprint of the 1929 edition.
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"No syllable is wasted...each sentence is as vibrant as the lilt of a Norse saga." -The New York Times"An account of an astonishing number of adventures...and of perils, a tithe of which would satisfy most men." -New York Tribune "No syllable is wasted...each sentence is as vibrant as the lilt of a Norse saga." -The New York Times "An account of an astonishing number of adventures...and of perils, a tithe of which would satisfy most men." -New York Tribune "No syllable is wasted...each sentence is as vibrant as the lilt of a Norse saga." -The New York Times "An account of an astonishing number of adventures...and of perils, a tithe of which would satisfy most men." -New York Tribune "No syllable is wasted...each sentence is as vibrant as the lilt of a Norse saga." -The New York Times"An account of an astonishing number of adventures...and of perils, a tithe of which would satisfy most men." -New York Tribune
About the Author:
SVEN HEDIN was born in Sweden, educated in Germany, and spent much of his life roaming Central Asia. He spoke seven languages, published more than fifty books, and won honors and acclaim around the globe. He died in 1952 at the age of 87. PETER HOPKIRK is the author of five popular histories involving Central Asia, including The Great Game, Trespassers on the Roof of the World, and Setting the East Ablaze (all available from Kodansha Globe). He lives in London.
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- PublisherAsian Educational Services,India
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 8120610571
- ISBN 13 9788120610576
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages68
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