An epic memoir of Hedin's three decades of travel along the ancient Silk Road discovering long-lost cities and mapping previously uncharted rivers and deserts. Named one of National Geographic 's "100 Greatest Travel Books of All Time."
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An epic memoir of Hedin's three decades of travel along the ancient Silk Road discovering long-lost cities and mapping previously uncharted rivers and deserts. Named one of National Geographic 's "100 Greatest Travel Books of All Time."
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Sven Anders Hedin. New. New York: Kodansha International, 1996. Trade Paperback. New. Not a remaind er. Not damaged. xviii + 546 pages. Over the course of three decades, Sven Hedin traveled the ancient Silk Road, discovered long-lost cities, mapped previously uncharted rivers, and saw more of "the roof of the world" than a ny European before him. This epic memoir captures the splendor of now-vanis hed civilizations, the excitement of unearthing ancient monuments, the chil ling terrors of snow-clogged mountain passes, and the parching agony of the desert. A worldwide bestseller in the 1920s, it today introduces a new gen eration to a man of exceptional daring and accomplishment. The book is illu strated with 160 of Hedin's own drawings.
