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

by Kenneth Cox, Ken Storm Jr., Ian Baker

Book Overview

Little explored and virtually inaccessible, the Tsangpo Gorge in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest gorge. Through it twists the Yarlong Tsangpo, Tibet's great river, emerging from below on the plains of India. This is the story of its exploration and the rich plant and animal life found there. Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges, first published in 1926, is the fascinating account of plant-hunter and explorer Frank Kingdon Ward's most important expedition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851495169
• ISBN13: 9781851495160
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Acc Art Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 4.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.7" x 11.5"