Younghusband : The Last Great Imperial Adventurer by French, Patrick

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harper Collins, 2004-06-01. paperback. Used: Good.

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Flamingo. Used - Good.

std light blue white txt: Flamingo, 1995. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition good. ref ZKVQ ‘The soldier, mystic and explorer Francis Younghusband, who fulfilled the romantic dreams of the late British Empire, was once as legendary a figure as Lawrence of Arabia. He lives again most vividly and entertainingly in this remarkable book.Â’ Michael Holroyd In this travelling biography, Patrick French tells the story of the man who held the world record for the three hundred yard dash, discovered a new overland route from China to India, and organised the early assaults on Mount Everest. In 1904 it was Francis Younghusband who single-handedly turned a small diplomatic mission into a full-scale military invasion of the last unexplored country on earth: Tibet. Younghusband spent much of his early life as a leading player in the Great Game – the battle of wits over the uncharted territory of High Asia – and his presumed death as a spy in the Pamirs almost… Read More

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