In The Footsteps Of Genghis Khan
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In The Footsteps Of Genghis Khan
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Author : John DeFrancis
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
In The Footsteps Of Genghis Khan written by John DeFrancis and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As a twenty-three-year-old student in mid-1930s, pre-World War II China, John DeFrancis did not set out to make a thousand-mile camel trek across the Gobi Desert, become the prisoner of a Muslim warlord, or travel twelve hundred miles down the bandit-infested Yellow River on an inflated sheepskin raft. But these were just some of the adventures experienced by the author and his traveling companion when they tried to retrace the footsteps of Genghis Khan and ended up dodging the fighting between the Communists nearing the end of their Long March and a coalition of forces under Chiang Kai-shek's Central Government and a cabal of Muslim warlords. Informed by an extensive knowledge of Chinese history and punctuated with keen observation and gentle humor, the narrative is a personal history that can be read both as a tale of high adventure in the wild west of China and as prelude to the present in that tortured land. Westerners can no longer trace the footsteps of Genghis Khan. Many areas of China that challenged the adventuresome were declared off-limits more than a half-century ago - and the Gobi Desert and sensitive border regions are still inaccessible.
On The Trail Of Genghis Khan
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Author : Tim Cope
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-09-01
On The Trail Of Genghis Khan written by Tim Cope and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-01 with Travel categories.
The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century – a small tribe, which, under the charismatic leadership of Genghis Khan, created the largest contiguous land empire in history. Inspired by the extraordinary life nomads still lead today, Tim Cope embarked on a journey that hadn't been successfully completed since those times: to travel on horseback across the entire length of the Eurasian steppe, from Karakorum, the ancient capital of Mongolia, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Crimea and the Ukraine to the Danube River in Hungary. From horse-riding novice to travelling three years and 10,000 kilometres on horseback, accompanied by his dog Tigon, Tim learnt to fend off wolves and would-be horse-thieves, and grapple with the extremes of the steppe as he crossed sub-zero plateaux, the scorching deserts of Kazakhstan and the high-mountain passes of the Carpathians. Along the way, he was taken in by people who taught him the traditional ways and told him their recent history: Stalin's push for industrialisation brought calamity to the steepe and forced collectivism that in Kazakhstan alone led to the loss of several million livestock and the starvation of more than a million nomads. Today Cope bears witness to how the traditional ways hang precariously in the balance in the post-Soviet world.
On The Trail Of Genghis Khan
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Author : Tim Cope
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-01-01
On The Trail Of Genghis Khan written by Tim Cope and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Eurasia categories.
The personal tale of an Australian adventurer's tragedy and triumph that is packed with historical insights. On the Trail of Genghis Khan is at once a celebration of and an elegy for an ancient way of life. Supported by an epic Australian and New Zealand Tour.
In The Empire Of Genghis Khan A Journey Among Nomads Text Only
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Author : Stanley Stewart
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2012-11-01
In The Empire Of Genghis Khan A Journey Among Nomads Text Only written by Stanley Stewart and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with Travel categories.
As a child, award-winning travel writer Stanley Stewart dreamed of crossing Mongolia on horseback. This is the story of how that dream was fulfilled by following in the footsteps of a 13th-century Franciscan friar.
In Search Of Genghis Khan
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Author : Timothy Severin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
In Search Of Genghis Khan written by Timothy Severin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Mongolia categories.
Following the collapse of nearly seventy years of Communist rule, veteran writer and traveler Tim Severin went to Mongolia "to see how much of the tradtional way of life survived." He discovered a country in an uncertain state of transition and struggling with its newfound identity. Part travelogue and part historical recreation of the legendary journey of the barbaric Mongol warrior Genghis Khan, Severin employs his trademark wit and insight to offer a rare glimpse of a region seldom seen by Westerners and attempts to retrace the great Khan's westward sweep of conquest.
Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World
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Author : Jack Weatherford
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2005-03-22
Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World written by Jack Weatherford and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-22 with History categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age—by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan. The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made.
The Lost Spear
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Author : N.J. Croft
language : en
Publisher: Sideways Books
Release Date : 2019-08-26
The Lost Spear written by N.J. Croft and has been published by Sideways Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-26 with Fiction categories.
Archaeologist Dr. Eve Blakeley has dedicated her life's work to finding Genghis Khan's final resting place. But first she'll have to find the Spirit Banner, Khan's lost spear, an eight-hundred-year-old weapon shrouded in as much mystery and lore as his lost tomb. The two are intertwined by centuries of secrets. During her search through the mountains of Mongolia, she's joined by MI6 agent Zachary Martin, who is convinced that recent, seemingly random acts of terror around the globe are somehow connected to her. But as they follow the clues to the spear, the line between her historical research and present-day terrorism blurs even more... Someone doesn't want her team to find the spear, and they'll do anything to keep the secrets of Genghis Khan buried forever.
Tamerlane Sword Of Islam Conqueror Of The World
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Author : Justin Marozzi
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2012-10-25
Tamerlane Sword Of Islam Conqueror Of The World written by Justin Marozzi and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-25 with History categories.
A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history’s most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe’s famous play. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful combination of history and travelogue.
Genghis Khan The Mystery Of The Last Trail
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Author : IPPOLITO MARMAI
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Genghis Khan The Mystery Of The Last Trail written by IPPOLITO MARMAI and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Rough Magic
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Author : Lara Prior-Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2019-06-06
Rough Magic written by Lara Prior-Palmer and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK WINNER STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL PRIZE 2019 'Such an addictive and likeable book...One of this year's best memoirs' The Telegraph 'It's the resistance to the obvious narratives that makes Rough Magic so appealing: the book undermines lazy women-in-the-wilderness tropes at every turn.' Sarah Moss, Guardian 'Think Educated meets Wild' Entertainment Weekly 'Rough Magic is transporting, beguiling and terrifically entertaining' Daily Mail The Mongol Derby is the world's toughest horse race. A feat of endurance across the vast Mongolian plains once traversed by the people of Genghis Khan, competitors ride 25 horses across a distance of 1000km. Many riders don't make it to the finish line. In 2013 Lara Prior-Palmer - nineteen, underprepared but seeking the great unknown - decided to enter the race. Driven by her own restlessness, stubbornness, and a lifelong love of horses, she raced for seven days through extreme heat and terrifying storms, catching a few hours of sleep where she could at the homes of nomadic families. Battling bouts of illness and dehydration, exhaustion and bruising falls, she found she had nothing to lose, and tore through the field with her motley crew of horses. In one of the Derby's most unexpected results, she became the youngest-ever champion and the first woman to win the race. A tale of adventure, fortitude and poetry, Rough Magic is the extraordinary story of one young woman's encounter with oblivion, and herself.