In Farthest Burma: The Record of an Arduous Journey of Exploration and Research through the Unknown Frontier Territory of Burma and Tibet - Softcover

Kingdon-Ward, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9745240621 ISBN 13: 9789745240629

Publisher: Orchid Press Publishing Limited, 2019

Synopsis

In 1914, the British plant-collector and explorer, Kingdon-Ward, undertook an expedition of some eight month’s duration along Burma’s eastern frontier and across the headwaters of the Irrawaddy River. Kingdon-Ward's travel was mostly on foot, through some of the most rugged and impenetrable terrain on earth; his legendary courage and endurance enabled him to prevail, despite significant
impact on his health.

     Kingdon-Ward’s keen powers of observation result in an account rich in the details of this previously unknown territory, its flora, fauna and the anthropology of its tribal inhabitants. While primarily a scientific expedition, Kingdon-Ward’s descriptions are, at times, lyrical as he described the majestic landscape through which he travelled.

     First published in 1921 and previously long out of print, this work has been one of Kingdon-Ward’s scarcest and most sought-after titles.

About this title

Product Description:

In Farthest Burma Records the 1914 expedition of Kingdon-Ward, the famed plant-collector and explorer, along the eastern branch of Burma's great Irrawaddy River. A classic travel and botany account, told in the author's inimitable style, with much vivid description of both the populace and flora of this still remote region. Full description

Review:

‘So superbly did he write that the “armchair explorer” can almost feel the breeze upon the cheek, almost smell the blossoms, see the distant blue hills, or hear the pounding of the mighty rivers.’ Tony Schilling, in ‘Frank Kingdon-Ward: Plant Hunter and Romantic,’ Journal of the American Rhododendron Society, 1991.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orchid Press Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 9745240621
• ISBN 13: 9789745240629
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192