When Men and Mountains Meet: The Explorers of the Western Himalayas 1820-75

by John Keay

Book Overview

The majestic and sublime Himalayas have long exerted a powerful force on the imaginations of explorers and travelers. Indeed, as a challenge for these adventurous souls, the mountain wilderness that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719533341
• ISBN13: 9780719533341
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: John Murray Publishers
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Amongst the greatest of stories...

This book journeys with the great adventurers of the days of the Raj into the upper reaches of the British Empire. Filled with the history of Kashmir, Afghanistan and Tibet from this period. This book would be well complimented by Steven Tanner'sAfghanistan for the history of that region.