Escape from the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero

by Stephan Talty

Book Overview

The remarkable true story of the miraculous journey that made the Dalai Lama into the man he is today and sparked the fight for Tibetan freedom

"A hair-raising tale of daring and escape."--The Washington Post

In the early weeks of 1959, a bloody uprising gripped the streets of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as ragtag Tibetan rebels faced off against their Communist Chinese occupiers. Realizing that the impending...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307460967
• ISBN13: 9780307460967
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.1"